历年高考真题及答案英语阅读理解40篇

历年高考真题及答案

英语阅读理解40篇专项训练

阅读下列短文，从每图所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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ATakeaview,theLandscape(风景)PhotographeroftheYearAward,wastheideaofCharlieWaite,oneof

today'smostrespectedlandscapephotographers.Eachyear,thehighstandardofentrieshasshownthattheAwardsare

theperfectplatformtoshowcasetheverybestphotographyoftheBritishlandscape.Takeaviewisadesirableannual

competitionforphotographersfromallcomersoftheUKandbeyond.

MikeShepherdItwasanextremelycoldwinter'seveningandfreezingfoghungintheair.I

(2011)climbedtothetopofasmallriseandrealisedthatthemistwaslittlemorethanafew

SkiddawinWinterfeetdeep,andthoughitwasonlyashortclimb,Ifoundmyselfcompletelyaboveitand

Cumbria,EnglandlookingatawonderfullyclearviewofSkiddawwiththesumsettinginthewest.Iused

classicaltechniques,translatedfrommycollegedaysspentinthedarkroominto

Photoshop,toachievetheblack-and-whiteimage(图像).

TimothySmithIwasbackinmyhometownofMacclesfieldtotakesomewinterimages.Walking

(2014)upapaththroughtheforesttowardsShutlingsloe.alocalhighpoint,Icameacrossa

Macclesfieldsmallclearingandimmediatelynoticedthedeadyellowgrassessetagainstthefresh

Forestsnow.ThesmallpineaddedtotheinterestandIplaceditcentrallytotaketheviewfrom

Cheshire,Englandtheforegroundrightthroughintotheforest.

1.WhowouldmostprobablyenterforTakeaview?

A.Writers.B.Photographers.C.Painters.D.Tourists.

2.WhatdotheworksbyShepherdandSmithhaveincommon?

A.Theyarewinterimages.

B.Theyareinblackandwhite.

C.Theyshowmountainousscenes.

D.Theyfocusonsnow-coveredforests.

3.Wherecanthetextbefound?

A.Inahistorybook.B.Inanovel.C.Inanartmagazine.D.Inabiography.

答案1-3BAC

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PortLympneReserve,whichrunsabreeding（繁育）programme,haswelcomedthearrivalofarareblackrhino

calf（犀牛幼息）.WhenthetinycreaturearrivedonJanuary31.shebecamethe40thblackrhinotobebornatthe

reserve.AndofficialsatPortLympneweredelightedwiththenewarrival,especiallyasblackrhinosareknownfor

beingdifficulttobreedincaptivity（圈养）.

PaulBeer,headofrhinosectionatPortLympne,said:"ObviouslyweYeallabsolutelydelightedtowelcome

anothercalftoourblackrhinofamily.She'shealthy,strongandalreadyeagertoplayandexplore.Hermother,Solio,

isafirst—timemumandsheisdoingafantasticjob.It'sstillalittletoocoldforthemtogooutintotheopen,butas

soonastheweatherwarmsup.Ihavenodoubtthatthelittleonewillbeoutandaboutexploringandplayingevery

day.”

Theadorablefemalecalfisthesecondblackrhinobornthisyearatthereserve,butitistooearlytotellifthe

calveswillmakegoodcandidatestobereturnedtoprotectedareasofthewild.ThefirstrhinotobebornatPort

LympnearrivedonJanuary5tofirst-timemotherKisimaandweighedabout32kg.Hismother,grandmotherand

greatgrandmotherwereallbornatthereserveandstilllivethere.

AccordingtotheWorldWildlifeFund,theglobalblackrhinopopulationhasdroppedaslowas5500,givingthe

rhinosa''criticallyendangered,,status.

4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthebreedingprogramme?

A.Costly.B.Controversial.C.Ambitious.D.Successful.

5.WhatdoesPaulBeersayaboutthenew-bornrhino?

A.Shelovesstayingwithhermother.B.Shedislikesoutdooractivities.

C.SheisingoodconditionD.Sheissensitivetoheat.

6.WhatsimilarexperiencedoSolioandKisimahave?

A.TheyhadtheirfirstborninJanuary.B.Theyenjoyedexploringnewplaces

C.Theylivedwiththeirgrandmothers.D.Theywerebroughttothereserveyoung

7.WhatcanbeinferredaboutPorn-LympneReserve?

A.Therhinosectionwillbeopentothepublic.

B.Itaimstocontrolthenumberoftheanimals.

C.ItwillcontinuetoworkwiththeWorldWildlifeFund.

D.Someofitsrhinosmaybesenttotheprotectedwildareas.

答案4-7DCAD

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WhenIwas9,wepackedupourhomeinLosAngelesandarrivedatHeathrow,LondononagrayJanuary

morning.Everyoneinthefamilysettledquicklyintothecityexceptme.Withoutmybelovedbeachesandendless

blue-skydays,Ifeltatalossandoutofplace.UntilImadeadiscovery.

Southbank,ataneasternbendintheThames,isthecenterofBritishskateboarding,wherethecontinuous

crashingofskateboardsleftyourheadringing.1lovedit.Isoonmadefriendswiththelocalskaters.Wespokeour

ownlanguage.Andmyfavorite:Safe.Safemeantcool.Itmeanthello.Itmeantdon'tworryaboutit.Once,when

tryingacertaintrickonthebeam（横杆）,Ifellontothestones,damaginganerveinmyhand,andTobycameover,

helpingmeup:Safe,man.Safe.Afewminuteslater,whenIlandedthetrick,myfriendsbeattheirboardsloud,

shouting:"Saffe!Safb!Saf^!”Andthafswhatmattered-landingtricks,beingagoodskater.

WhenIwas15,myfamilymovedtoWashington.Itriedskateboardingthere,butthelocalswerefarless

welcoming.Withinacoupleofyears,Fdgivenitup.

WhenIreturnedtoLondonin2004,1foundmyselfwanderingdowntoSouthbank,spendinghoursthere.I've

traveledbackseveraltimessince,mostrecentlythispastspring.Thedaywascoldbutclear:touristsandLondoners

stoppedtowatchtheskaters.Weaving（穿梭）amongthekidswhorushedbyontheirboards,Ifoundmywaytothe

beam.Thenarail——thinteenager,inabaggywhiteT—shirt,skidded（滑）uptothebeam.Hesatnexttome.He

seemednottonoticethemannexttohim.Butsoon1caughtafewofhisglances.t4Iwasalocalhere20yearsago,"I

toldhim.Then,slowly,hebegantonodhishead.uSafe,man.Safe/5

“YeahJIsaid."Safb.”

8.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorsoonafterhemovedtoLondon?

A.Hefeltdisappointed.B.Hegaveuphishobby.

C.Helikedtheweatherthere.D.Hehaddisagreementswithhisfamily.

9.Whatdotheunderlinedwordst4Safe!Safe!Safe!^^probablymean?

A.Becareful!B.Welldone!C.Noway!D.Don'tworry!

10.WhydidtheauthorliketospendtimeinSouthbankwhenhereturnedtoLondon?

A.Tojointheskateboarding.B.Tomakenewfriends.

C.Tolearnmoretricks.D.Torelivehischildhooddays

11.Whatmessagedoestheauthorseemtoconveyinthetext?

A.Childrenshouldlearnasecondlanguage.

B.Sportisnecessaryforchildren'shealth.

C.Childrenneedasenseofbelonging

D.Seeingtheworldisamustforchildren.

答案8-11ABDC

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Whoisagenius?Thisquestionhasgreatlyinterestedhumankindfbrcenturies.

Let'sstateclearly:Einsteinwasagenius.Hisfaceisalmosttheinternationalsymbolforgenius.Butwewantto

gobeyondonemanandexplorethenatureofgeniusitself.Whyisitthatsomepeoplearesomuchmoreintelligentor

creativethantherestofus?Andwhoarethey?

Inthesciencesandarts,thosepraisedasgeniusesweremostoftenwhitemen,ofEuropeanorigin.Perhapsthisis

notasurprise.It'ssaidthathistoryiswrittenbythevictors,andthosevictorssetthestandardsfbradmissiontothe

geniusclub.Whencontributionsweremadebygeniusesoutsidetheclub-women,orpeopleofadifferentcoloror

belief-theywereunacknowledgedandrejectedbyothers.

AstudyrecentlypublishedbySciencefoundthatasyoungasagesix,girlsarelesslikelythanboystosaythat

membersoftheirgender（性别）are“really,reallysmart."Evenworse,thestudyfoundthatgirlsactonthatbelief

Aroundagesixtheystarttoavoidactivitiessaidtobefbrchildrenwhoare"really,reallysmart."Canourplanet

affordtohaveanygreatthinkersbecomediscouragedandgiveup?Itdoesn'ttakeageniustoknowtheanswer:

absolutelynot.

Here'sthegoodnews.Inawiredworldwithconstantglobalcommunication,we'reallpositionedtoseeflashesof

geniuswherevertheyappear.Andthemorewelook,themorewewillseethatsocialfactors（因素）likegender,race,

andclassdonotdeterminetheappearanceofgenius.Asawritersays,futuregeniusescomefromthosewith

''intelligence,creativity,perseverance（毅力）,andsimplegoodfortune,whoareabletochangetheworld.H

12.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofvictors*standardsfbrjoiningthegeniusclub?

A.They'reunfair.B.TheyYeconservative.

C.They'reobjective.D.They'restrict.

13.WhatcanweinferaboutgirlsfromthestudyinScience?

A.Theythinkthemselvessmart.

B.Theylookuptogreatthinkers.

C.Theyseegenderdifferencesearlierthanboys.

D.Theyarelikelytobeinfluencedbysocialbeliefs

14.Whyaremoregeniusesknowntothepublic?

A.Improvedglobalcommunication.

B.Lessdiscriminationagainstwomen.

C.Acceptanceofvictors*concepts.

D.Changesinpeople'ssocialpositions.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.GeniusesThinkAlikeB.GeniusTakesManyForms

C.GeniusandIntelligenceD.GeniusandLuck

答案12-15ADAB

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TheBiggestStadiumsintheWorld

PeoplehavebeenpouringintostadiumssincethedaysofancientGreece.Inaround8A.Q.,theRomansbuiltthe

Colosseum,whichremainstheworld'sbestknownstadiumarecontinuestoinformcontemporarydesign.Rome's

Colosseumwas157feettallandhad80entrances,seating50,000people.However,thatwassmallfrycomparedwith

thecity'sCircusMaximus,whichaccommodatedaround250,000people.

Thesedays,safetyregulations-nottomentionthemodernsportsfhn'sdesireforagoodviewandacomfortable

seat-tendtokeepstadiumcapacities(Wfi)slightlylower.Evensoccerfanstendtohaveaseateach;gonearethedays

ofthousandsstandingtowatchthematch.

Forthebiggeststadiumsintheworld,wehaveuseddatasuppliedbytheWorldAtlaslistsofar,whichranks

thembytheirstatedpermanentcapacity,aswellasupdatedinformationfromofficialstadiumwebsites.

Allthesestadiumsarestillfunctional,stillopenandstillhostingthebiggesteventsinworldsport.

•Rungrado1stofMayStadium,Pyongyang,D.P.R-Korea.Capacity.150,000.Opened.May1,1989.

•MichiganStadium,AnnArbor,Michigan,U.S.Capacity:107,601.Opened.October1,1927.

•BeaverStadium,StateCollege,Pennsylvania,U.S.C叩acity:106,572.Opened:September17,I960.

•OhioStadium,Columbus,Ohio,U.S.Capacity:104,944.Opened:October7,1922.

KyleField,CollegeStation,Texas,U.S.Capacity:102,512.Opened:September24,1927.

21.HowmanypeoplecouldtheCircusMaximushold?

A.104,944.B.107,601.C.About150,000.D.About250,000.

22.Ofthefollowingstadiums,whichistheoldest?

A.MichiganStadium.

B.BeaverStadium.

C.OhioStadium.

D.KyleField.

23.Whatdothelistedstadiumshaveincommon?

A.Theyhostbiggames.

B.Theyhavebecometouristattractions

C.TheywerebuiltbyAmericans.

D.Theyarefavoredbyarchitects

答案21-23DCA

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Whenalmosteveryonehasamobilephone,whyaremorethanhalfofAustralianhomesstillpayingfora

landline（座机）

Thesedaysyou*dbehardpressedtofindanyoneinAustraliaovertheageof15whodoesn'townamobilephone.

Infactplentyofyoungerkidshaveoneintheirpocket.Practicallyeveryonecanmakeandreceivecallsanywhere,

anytime.

Still,55percentofAustralianshavealandlinephoneathomeandonlyjustoveraquarter（29%）relyonlyon

theirsmartphones,accordingtoasurvey（调查）.OfthoseAustralianswhostillhavealandline,athirdthat

it'snotreallynecessaryandthey'rekeepingitasasecurityblanket-19percentsaytheyneveruseitwhileafurther13

percentkeepitincaseofemergencies.Ithinkmyhomefallsintothatcategory.

MorethanhalfofAustralianhomesarestillchoosingtostickwiththeirhomephone.Ageisnaturallyafactor

（因素）-only58percentofGenerationYsstilluselandlinesnowandthen,comparedto84percentofBabyBoomers

who*veperhapshadthesamehomenumberfor50years.Ageisn'ttheonlyfactor;I'dsayit'salsotodowiththe

makeupofyourhousehold.

GenerationXerswithyoungfamilies,likemywifeandI,canstillfinditconvenienttohaveahomephonerather

thanprovidingamobilephoneforeveryfamilymember.Thatsaid,tobehonesttheonlypeoplewhoeverringour

homephoneareourBabyBoomersparents,tothepointwhereweplayagameandguesswhoiscallingbeforewe

pickupthephone(usingCallerIDwouldtakethefunoutofit).

Howattachedareyoutoyourlandline?Howlonguntiltheygothewayofgasstreetlampsandmorningmilk

deliveries?

24.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellusaboutmobilephones?

A.Theirtargetusers.

B.Theirwidepopularity.

C.Theirmajorfunctions.

D.Theircomplexdesign.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"concede"inparagraph3mean?

A.Admit.

B.Argue.

C.Remember.

D.Remark.

26.WhatcanwesayaboutBabyBoomers?

A.Theylikesmartphonegames.

B.Theyenjoyguessingcallers,identity.

C.Theykeepusinglandlinephones.

D.Theyareattachedtotheirfamily.

27.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthelandlinefromthelastparagraph?

A.Itremainsafamilynecessity.

B.Itwillfalloutofusesomeday.

C.Itmayincreasedailyexpenses.

D.Itisasimportantasthegaslight.

24-27BACB

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You,veheardthatplasticispollutingtheoceans-between4.8and12.7milliontonnesenteroceanecosystems

everyyear.Butdoesoneplasticstraworcupreallymakeadifference?ArtistBenjaminWnWongwantsyoutoknow

thatitdoes.Hebuildsmassivesculpturesoutofplasticgarbage,forcingviewerstore-examinetheirrelationshipto

single-useplasticproducts.

Atthebeginningoftheyear,theartistbuiltapiececaned“Strawpocalypse,"apairof10-fbot-tallplasticwaves,

frozenmid-crash.Madeof168,000plasticstrawscollectedfromseveralvolunteerbeachcleanups,thesculpturemade

itsfirstappearanceattheEstellaPlaceshoppingcenterinHoChiMinhCity,Vietnam.

Just9%ofglobalplasticwasteisrecycled.Plasticstrawsarebynomeansthebiggestsource（来源）ofplastic

pollution,butthey'verecentlycomeunderfirebecausemostpeopledon'tneedthemtodrinkwithand,becauseof

theirsmallsizeandweight,theycannotberecycled.Everystrawthat*spartofVmWong'sartworklikelycamefrom

adrinkthatsomeoneusedforonlyafewminutes.Oncethedrinkisgone,thestrawwilltakecenturiestodisappear.

Inapiecefrom2018,VonWongwantedtoillustrate晚明）aspecificstatistic:Every60seconds,atruckload's

worthofplasticenterstheocean.Forthiswork,titled'TruckloadofPlastic,nVonWongandagroupofvolunteers

collectedmorethan10,000piecesofplastic,whichwerethentiedtogethertolooklikethey'dbeendumped（倾

倒）fromatruckallatonce.

VonWonghopesthathisworkwillalsohelppressurebigcompaniestoreducetheirplasticfootprint.

28.WhatareVonWong'sartworksintendedfor?

A.Beautifyingthecityhelivesin.

B.Introducingeco-friendlyproducts.

C.Drawingpublicattentiontoplasticwaste.

D.Reducinggarbageonthebeach.

29.Whydoestheauthordiscussplasticstrawsinparagraph3?

A.Toshowthedifficultyoftheirrecycling.

B.Toexplainwhytheyareuseful.

C.Tovoicehisviewsonmodernart.

D.Tofindasubstituteforthem.

30.Whateffectwould"TruckloadofPlastic"haveonviewers?

A.Calming.

B.Disturbing

CRefreshing

D.Challenging.

31.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Artists'OpinionsonPlasticSafety

B.MediaInterestinContemporaryArt

C.ResponsibilityDemandedofBigCompanies

D.OceanPlasticsTransformedintoSculptures

答案28・31CABD

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Duringaninterviewforoneofmybooks,myinterviewersaidsomethingIstillthinkaboutoften.Annoyedby

thelevelofdistraction（干扰）inhisopenoffice,hesaid,"That'swhyIhaveamembershipatthecoworkingspace

acrossthestreet—so1canfocus."Hiscommentstruckmeasstrange.Afterall,coworkingspacesalsotypicallyuse

anopenofficelayout（布局）.ButIrecentlycameacrossastudythatshowswhyhisapproachworks

Theresearchersexaminedvariouslevelsofnoiseonparticipantsastheycompletedtestsofcreativethinking.

Theywererandomlydividedintofourgroupsandexposedtovariousnoiselevelsinthebackground,fromtotal

silenceto50decibels（分贝）,70decibels,and85decibels.Thedifferencesbetweenmostofthegroupswere

statisticallyinsignificant;however,theparticipantsinthe70decibelsgroup-thoseexposedtoalevelofnoisesimilar

tobackgroundchatterinacoffeeshop-significantlyoutperformedtheothergroups.Sincetheeffectsweresmall,this

maysuggestthatourcreativethinkingdoesnotdifferthatmuchinresponsetototalsilenceand85decibelsof

backgroundnoise.

Butsincetheresultsat70decibelsweresignificant,thestudyalsosuggeststhattherightlevelofbackground

noise——nottooloudandnottotalsilence——mayactuallyimproveone'screativethinkingability.Therightlevelof

backgroundnoisemayinterruptournormalpatternsofthinkingjustenoughtoallowourimaginationstowander,

withoutmakingitimpossibletofocus.Thiskindof^distractedfocus1'appearstobethebeststateforworkingon

creativetasks.

Sowhydosomanyofushateouropenoffices?Theproblemmaybethat,inouroffices,wecan'tstopourselves

fromgettingdrawnintoothers'conversationswhilewe'retryingtofocus.Indeed,theresearchersfoundthat

face-to-faceinteractionsandconversationsaffectthecreativeprocess,andyetacoworkingspaceoracoffeeshop

providesacertainlevelofnoisewhilealsoprovidingfreedomfrominterruptions.

32.Whydoestheinterviewerpreferacoworkingspace?

A.Ithelpshimconcentrate.

B.Itblocksoutbackgroundnoise.

C.Ithasapleasantatmosphere.

D.Itencouragesface-to-faceinteractions.

33.Whichlevelofbackgroundnoisemaypromotecreativethinkingability?

A.Totalsilence.

B.50decibels.

C.70decibels.

D.85decibels.

34.Whatmakesanopenofficeunwelcometomanypeople?

A.Personalprivacyunprotected.

B.Limitedworkingspace.

C.Restrictionsongroupdiscussion.

D.Constantinterruptions.

35.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthetext?

A.He'sanewsreporter.B.He'sonofficemanager.

C.He'saprofessionaldesigner.D.He'sapublishedwriter.

答案32-35ACDD

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Romecanbepriceyfortravelers,whichiswhymanychoosetostayinahostel（旅

社）.ThehostelsinRomeofferabedinadormroomforaround$25anight,andfbrthat,you'lloftengettostayina

centrallocation（位置）withsecurityandcomfort.

YellowHostel

IfIhadtomakejustonerecommendationforwheretostayinRome,itwouldbe

YellowHostel.Ifsoneofthebest-ratedhostelsinthecity,andforgoodreason.

It'saffordable,andit'sgotafunatmospherewithoutbeingtoonoisy.Asanadded

bonus,it'sclosetothemaintrainstation.

HostelAlessandroPalace

Ifyoulovesocialhostels,thisisthebesthostelforyouinRome.Hostel

AlessandroPalaceisfun.Staffmembersholdplentyofbareventsforguestslikefreeshots,barcrawlsandkaraoke.

There'salsoanareaontherooftopforhangingoutwithothertravelersduringthesummer.

YouthStationHostel

Ifyou'relookingforcleanlinessandamodernhostel,looknofurtherthanYouth

Station.Itoffersbeautifulfurnishingsandbeds.Thereareplentyofotherbenefits,

too;itdoesn'tchargecitytax;ithasbothairconditioningandaheaterforthe

rooms;italsohasfreeWi-Fiineveryroom.

HotelandHostelDesArtistes

HotelandHostelDesArtistesislocatedjusta1O-minutewalkfromthecentral

citystationandit'sclosetoallofthecity'smainattractions.Thestaffis

friendlyandhelpful,providingyouwithamapofthecitywhenyouarrive,andoffering

adviceifyourequiresome.However,youneedtopay2eurosadayforWi-Fi.

21.Whatisprobablythemajorconcernoftravelerswhochoosetostayinahostel?

A.Comfort.B.Security.C.Price.D.Location.

22.Whichhotelbestsuitspeoplewhoenjoyanactivesociallife?

A.YellowHostel.B.HostelAlessandroPalace.

C.YouthStationHostel.D.HotelandHostelDesArtistes.

23.WhatisthedisadvantageofHotelandHostelDesArtistes?

A.Itgetsnoisyatnight.

B.Itsstaffistootalkative.

C.ItchargesforWi-Fi.

D.It'sinconvenientlylocated.

答案21.C22.B23.C

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Byday,RobertTittertonisalawyer.Inhissparetimethoughhegoes

onstagebesidepianistMariaRaspopova——notasamusicianbutasherpageturner."I'mnotatrainedmusician,but

I'velearnttoreadmusicsoIcanhelpMariainherperformance.^MrTittertonischairmanoftheOmegaEnsemble

buthasbeenthegroup'sofficialpageturnerforthepastfouryears.Hisjobistositbesidethepianistandturnthe

pagesofthescoresothemusiciandoesn'thavetobreaktheflowofsoundbydoingitthemselves.Hesaidhebecame

justasnervousasthoseplayinginstrumentsonstage/'Alotofskillsareneededforthejob.Youhavetomakesure

youdon'tturntwopagesatonceandmakesureyoufindtherepeatsinthemusicwhenyouhavetogobacktothe

rightspot."MrTittertonexplained.Beingapageturnerrequiresplentyofpractice.Somepiecesofmusiccangofor40

minutesandrequireupto50pageturns,includingbackturnsfbrrepeatpassages.Silentonstagecommunicationiskey,

andeachpianisthastheirownstyleof“nodding'、。indicateapageturnwhichtheyneedtopractisewiththeirpage

turner.Butlikeallperformances,therearemomentswhenthingsgowrong.wasturningthepagetogetreadyforthe

nextpage,butthedraftwindfromtheturncausedthesparepagestofalloffthestand,“MrTittertonsaid,"LuckilyI

wasabletocatchthemandputthemback.9,Mostpageturnersarepianostudentsorup-and-comingconcertpianists,

althoughMsRaspopovahasonceaskedherhusbandtohelpheroutonstage/'Myhusbandistheworstpageturner,

shelaughed."He'sinterestedinthemusic,feelingeverynote,andIhavetosay:'Turn,turn!'"Robertisthebestpage

turnerI'vehadinmyentirelife.*'

24.WhatshouldTittertonbeabletodotobeapageturner?

A.Readmusic.B.Playthepiano.

C.Singsongs.D.Fixtheinstruments.

25.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesTitterton'sjobonstage?

A.Boring.B.Well-paid.C.Demanding.D.Dangerous.

26.WhatdoesTittertonneedtopractise?

A.Countingthepages.B.Recognizingthe“nodding”.

C.Catchingfallingobjects.D.Performinginhisownstyle.

27.WhyisMsRaspopova'shusband“theworsepageturner”?

A.Hehasverypooreyesight.B.Heignorestheaudience.

C.Hehasnointerestinmusic.D.Heforgetstodohisjob.

答案24.A25.C26.B27.D

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WhentheexplorersfirstsetfootuponthecontinentofNorthAmerica,theskies

andlandswerealivewithanastonishingvarietyofwildlife.NativeAmericanshadtakencareofthesepreciousnatural

resourceswisely.Unfortunately,ittooktheexplorersandthesettlerswhofollowedonlyafewdecadestodecimatea

largepartoftheseresources.Millionsofwaterfowl（水禽）werekilledatthehandsofmarkethuntersanda

handfulofoverlyambitioussportsmen.Millionsofacresofwetlandsweredriedtofeedandhousetheever-increasing

populations,greatlyreducingwaterfowlhabitat（栖息地）.

In1934,withthepassageoftheMigratoryBirdHuntingStampAct

（Act）,anincreasinglyconcernednationtookfirmactiontostopthedestructionofmigratory（迁徙的）waterfowland

thewetlandssovitaltotheirsurvival.UnderthisAct,allwaterfowlhunters16yearsofageandovermustannually

purchaseandcarryaFederalDuckStamp.TheveryfirstFederalDuckStampwasdesignedbyJ.N."Ding^Darling,a

politicalcartoonistfromDesMoines,Iowa,whoatthattimewasappointedbyPresidentFranklinRooseveltas

DirectoroftheBureauofBiologicalSurvey.Hunterswillinglypaythestamppricetoensurethesurvivalofour

naturalresources.

About98centsofeveryduckstampdollargoesdirectlyintotheMigratoryBird

ConservationFundtopurchasewetlandsandwildlifehabitatforinclusionintothe

NationalWildlifeRefugeSystem—afactthatensuresthislandwillbeprotectedandavailableforallgenerationsto

come.Since1934,betterthanhalfabilliondollarshasgoneintothatFundtopurchasemorethan5millionacresof

habitat.LittlewondertheFederalDuckStampProgramhasbeencalledoneofthemostsuccessfulconservation

programseverinitiated.

28.WhatwasacauseofthewaterfowlpopulationdeclineinNorthAmerica?

A.Lossofwetlands.

B.Popularityofwatersports.

C.Pollutionofrivers.

D.Arrivalofotherwildanimals.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“decimate“meaninthefirstparagraph?

A.Acquire.

B.Export.

C.Destroy.

D.Distribute.

30.WhatisadirectresultoftheActpassedin1934?

A.Thestamppricehasgonedown.

B.Themigratorybirdshaveflownaway.

C.Thehuntershavestoppedhunting.

D.Thegovernmenthascollectedmoney.

31.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TheFederalDuckStampStory

B.TheNationalWildlifeRefugeSystem

C.TheBenefitsofSavingWaterfowl

D.TheHistoryofMigratoryBirdHunting

答案28.A29.C30.D31.A

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Popularizationhasinsomecaseschangedtheoriginalmeaningofemotional（情感

的）intelligence.Manypeoplenowmisunderstandemotionalintellige