新课标高考英语阅读分类复习：文化类

新课标高考英语阅读分类复习：文化类

第1题（年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语（湖南卷））C

Photosthatyoumiihthavefounddownthebackofvoursofaarenowbigbusiness!

In,theAmericanartistRichardPrince'sphotographofaphotograph,Untitled（Cowboy）,wassold

for$1,248,000.

Princeiscertainlynottheonlycontemporaryartisttohaveworkedwithso-called“found

photographs"—aloosetermgiventoeverythingfromdiscarded（丢弃的）printsdiscoveredinajunkshop

tooldadvertisementsoramateurphotographsfromastranger'sfamilyalbum.TheGermanartist

JoachimSchmid,whobelieves"/basicallyeverythingisworthlookingat",hasgathereddiscarded

photographs,postcardsandnewspaperimagessince1982.Inhison-goingproject,Archiv,hegroups

photographsoffamilylifeaccordingtothemes:peoplewithdogs;teams;newcars;dinnerwiththe

family;andsoon.

LikeSchmid,theeditorsofseveralself-publishedartmagazinesalsochampion（捍卫）found

photographs.Oneofthem,calledsimplyFound,wasbornonesnowynightinChicago,whenDavy

Rothbardreturnedtohiscartofindunderhiswiper（雨刷）anangrynoteintendedforsomeelse:"Why's

yourcarHEREatHERplace?"ThenotebecamethestartingpointforRothbard'saddictivepublication,

whichfeaturesfoundphotographssentinbyreaders,suchaposterdiscoveredinourdrawer.

Thewholefound-photographphenomenonhasraisedsomequestions.Perhapsoneofthemost

difficultis:cantheseimagesreallybeconsideredasart?Andifso,whoseart?Yetfoundphotographs

producedbyartists,suchRichardPrince,mayridinghishorsehurriedlytomeetsomeone?Orhowdid

Princecreatethisphotograph?It'sanyone'sguess.Inaddition,asweimaginetheback-storytothe

peopleinthefoundphotographsartists,likeSchmid,havecollated（整理），wealsoturntowardourown

photographicalbums.Whyismemorysoimportanttous?Whydoweallseektofreezeintimethefaces

ofourchildren,ourparents,ourlovers,andourselves?Willtheymeananythingtoanyoneafterwe've

gone?

64.Thefirstparagraphofthepassageisusedto.

A.remindreadersoffoundphotographsB.advisereadertostartanewkindofbusiness

C.askreaderstofindphotographsbehindsofa

D.showreadersthevalueoffoundphotographs

65.Accordingtothepassage,JoachimSchmid.

A.isfondofcollectingfamilylifephotographsB.foundacomplainingnotunderhiscarwiper

C.isworkingforseveralself-publishedmagazines

D.wonderedattheartisticnatureoffoundphotographs

66.Theunderlinedword"them"inPara4refersto.

A.thereadersB.theeditorsC.thefoundphotographsD.theself-publishedmagazines

67.ByaskingaseriesofquestionsinPara5,theauthormainlyintendstoindicatethat.

A.memoryofthepastisveryimportanttopeople

B.foundphotographsallowpeopletothinkfreely

C.theback-storyoffoundphotographsispuzzling

D.therealvalueoffoundphotographsisquestionable

68.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsfoundphotographscanbedescribedas.

A.criticalB.doubtfulC.optimisticD.satisfied

答案64.D65.A66.D67.B68.C

64.解析:这是•道推断题。根据第一段RichardPrince的一张照片拍出了很高的价钱。说明回收

的图片还是非常值钱的。

65.解析:这是一道推断题。根据第三段的"hegroupsphotographsoffamilylifeaccordingto

themes:"可知JoachimSchmid搜集家庭照片。

66.解析:这是,道指代题。根据后面的"calledsimplyFou/id,wasbornonesnowynightin

Chicago,〃可知Fouad是•个杂志的名字,them指代的是自己发行的杂志。

67.解析:这是一道推断题。从这几个问题中可以发行搜集到的别人废弃的照片带来了很多疑问,

给人很多想象的空间。

68.解析:这是•道归纳题。从文中的第•句就可以看出搜集沙发后的旧照片是个大生意,说明作

者对搜集废照片还是乐观的。

第2题(年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语(江西卷))(C)

AsaprofessoratalargeAmericanuniversity,thereisaphrasethatIhearoftenfromstudents:'I'm

onlya1050.“TheunluckystudentsarespeakingofthescoreontheScholasticAptitudeTest(SAT),which

isusedtodeterminewhethertheywillbeadmittedtothecollegeoruniversityoftheirchoice,oreven

haveachancetogetahighereducationatall.TheSATscore,whetheritis800,1100or1550,has

becomesthefocusatthistimeoftheirlife.

Itisobviousthatifstudentsvaluehighlytheirtestscores,thenagreatamountoftheirself-respect

isputinthenumber.Studentswhoperformpoorlyontheexamareleftfeelingthatitisallover.The

lowtestscore,theythink,willmakeitimpossibleforthemtogetintoagoodcollege.Andwithouta

degreefromaprestigiousuniversity,theyfearthatmanyoflife'sdoorswillremainforeverclosed.

Accordingtoastudydoneinthe1990s,theSATisonlyareliableindicatorofastudentsfuture

performanceinmostcases.Interestingly,itbecomesmuchmoreaccuratewhenitissettogetherwith

otherindicatorslikeastudent'shighschoolgrades.EvenifstandardizedtestsliketheSATcould

showastudentsacademicproficiency（学'业水平）,theywillneverbeabletotestthingslikeconfidence,

effortsandwillpower,andareunabletogiveusthefullpictureofastudent'spotentialities（潜力）.This

isnottosuggestthatweshouldstopusingSATscoresinourcollegeadmissionprocess.TheSATisan

excellenttestinmanyways,andthescoreisstillausefulmeansoftestingstudents.However,itshould

beonlyoneofmanymethodsused.

64.ThepurposeoftheSATistoteststudents'_.

A.strongwillB.academicability

C.fullpotentialitiesD.confidenceinschoolwork

65.Students'self-respectisinfluencedbytheir_.

A.scoresintheSATB.achievementsinmathematic

C.jobopportunitiesD.moneyspentoneducation

66.“Aprestigiousuniversity^ismostprobably_

A.afamousuniversityB.atechnicaluniversity

C.atraditionaluniversityD.anexpensiveuniversity

67.Thispassageismainlyabout_.

A.howtopreparefortheSATB.stresscausedbytheSAT

C.AmericanhighereducationD.theSATanditseffects

答案64.B65.A66.A67.D

64.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第一段中的"whichisusedtodeterminewhethertheywillbe

admittedtothecollegeoruniversityoftheirchoice,oreveniftheyhaveachancetogetahigher

educationatall〃可判断出SAT测试的目的是测试学生的学习能力。

65.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第二段中的"Itisobviousthatifstudentsvaluehighlytheir

testscores,thenagreatamountoftheirself-respectisputinthenumber.”可判断出SAT的分数对学生

的自尊心造成了影响。

66.解析:这是一道细节推断题。根据第二段中的"theyfearthatmanyoflifersdoorswillremain

foreverclosed”可推断出aprestigiousuniversity是一所著名的大学，因为如果在著名的大学毕业，就

会找到好的工作，否则将会使生活的大门永远关闭。

67.解析：这是一道主旨题。这篇短文讲述了SAT的测试，而这种测试对学生的一生造成了极

大的影响，所以这篇短文主要是关于SAT和它的影响。

第3题（年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语（而庆卷））E

Throughoutthehistoryofthearts,thenatureofcreativityhasremainedconstanttoartists.No

matterwhatobjectstheyselect,artistsaretobringforthnewforcesandformsthatcausechange—to

findpoetrywherenoonehaseverseenorexperienceditbefore.

Landscape（风景）isanotherunchangingelementofart.Itcanbefoundfromancienttimes

throughthe17th-centuryDutchpainterstothe19th-centuryromanticistsandimpressionists.Inthe

1970sAlfredLeslie,oneofthenewAmericanrealists,continuedthispractice,Lesliesoughtoutthesame

placewhereThomasCole,aromanticist,hadproducedpaintingsofthesamesceneacenturyandahalf

before.UnlikeColewhoinsistsonafeelingoflonelinessandtheideaoffindingpeaceinnature,Ledge

painswhatheactuallysees.Inhispaintings,thereisnoparticularchangeinmotion,andheincludes

ordinarythingslikethehighwayinthebackground.Healsotakesadvantageofthelatestdevelopments

ofcolorphotography（摄影术）tohelpboththeeyeandthememorywhenheimproveshispaintingback

inhisworkroom.

Besides,allartbegstheage-oldquestion：Whatisreal?Eachgenerationofartistshasshown

theirunderstandingofrealityinoneformoranother.Theimpressionistssawrealityinbriefemotional

effects,therealistsineverydaysubjectsandinforestscenes,andtheCro-Magnoncavepeopleintheir

naturalisticdrawingsoftheanimalsintheancientforests.Tosumup.understandingrealityisa

necessarystruggleforArtistsofallperiods.

Overthousandsofyearsthefunctionoftheartshasremainedrelativelyconstant.Pastor

present,EasternorWestern,theartsareabasicpartofourimmediateexperience.Manyanddifferent

arethefacesofart,andtogethertheyexpressthebasicneedandhopeofhumanbeings.

71.Theunderlinedword"poetry“mostprobablymeans.

A.anobjectforartisticcreationB.acollectionofpoems

C.anunusualqualityD.anaturalscene

72.Leslie'spaintingsareextraordinarybecause.

A.theyarecloseinstyletoworksinancienttimes

B.theylooklikeworksby19th-cenarypainters

C.theydrawattentiontocommonthingsinlife

D.theydependheavilyoncolorphotography

73.Whatistheauthor/sopinionofartisticreally?.

A.Itwillnotbefoundinfutureworksofart.B.Itdoesnothavealong-lastingstandard.

C.Itisexpressedinafixedartisticform.D.Itislackinginmodernworksofart.

74.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestabouttheartsinthelastparagraph?

A.Theyexpresspeople'scuriosityaboutthepast.

B.Theymakepeopleinterestedineverydayexperience.

C.Theyareconsideredimportantforvarietyinform.

D.Theyareregardedasamirrorofthehumansituation.

75.Whichofthefollowingisthemaintopicofthepassage?

A.Historyofthearts.B.Basicquestionsofthearts.

C.Newdevelopmentsinthearts.D.Useofmoderntechnologyinthearts.

答案71.C72.C73.B74.D75.B

71.解析:这是一道词义猜测题。从第一段"tofindpoetrywherenoonehaseverseenor

experienceditbefore〃可知艺术家力图创造一种从来没人看到或者经历过的意境。既然是没有人看到

过或者经历过，那么应该是•种不平常的东西。

72.解析:这是一道推断题。根据第二段"Inhispaintings,thereisnoparticularchangein

emotion,andheincludesordinarythingslikethehighwayinthebackground.〃可以推断出Leslie的画表

现的都是平时常见的事物。

73.解析:这是•道推断题。根据第三段"Eachgenerationsofartistshasshowntheirunderstanding

ofrealityinoneformoranother.〃可以推断出每•代艺术家对于现实的理解和表现都是不同的，也就

是没有一个永恒的标准。

74.解析:这是一道归纳题。根据最后一段"Manyanddifferentarethefacesofart,andtogether

theyexpressthebasicneedandhopeofhumanbeings.”可知虽然艺术的表现形式不同，但者R是表达了

人民的需要和希望。也就是说艺术反映了当时人的生存状态。

75.解析:这是一道主旨题。本文通过对于不同时期艺术家的比较，作者分析了艺术的一个共同问

题厂'什么是真实〃，结论是虽然不同时期和地域艺术的表现形式不同，但都反映了当时人的生存状态。

第4题（年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语上海卷）

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromA—Fforeach

paragraph.Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneed.

A.Newteachers'opinionsofinvolving

parents

B.Anargumentoveranassignment

C.Aconflictbetweenassumptionand

reality

D.Difficultiesinsharinggoals

E.Thebestwaytoscorehigh

F.Properwaysofparentalinvolvement

80.

AnIowahighschoolcounselorgetsacallfromaparentprotestingthe"C"herchildreceivedon

anassignment."Theparentarguedeverypointintheessay,''recallsthecounselor,whosoonrealized

whythemotherwassodisappointedaboutmegrade.z/ltbecameapparentthatshe'dwrittenit.

81.

Inasurvey,90%ofnewteachersagreedthatinvolvingparentsintheirchildren'seducationisa

priorityattheirschool,butonly25%describedtheirexperienceworkingwithparentsas”very

satisfying/'Whenaskedtochoosemebiggestchallengetheyface,31%ofthemquotedinvolving

parentsandcommunicatingwiththemastheirtopchoice.73%ofnewteacherssaidtoomany

parentstreatschoolsandteachersasenemies.

82.

Atatimewhencompetitionisrisingandresourcesarelimited,whenbattlesovertestingforce

schoolstoadjusttheirpriorities,whencellphonesande-mailspeeduptheinformationflowandallkinds

ofprivateghostsandpublicquarrelsslipintotheparent-teacherconference,itsharderforbothsidesto

stepbackandbreathedeeplyandlookatthegoalstheyshare.

83

Everyonesaystheparent-teacherconferenceshouldbepleasant,civilized,akindofdialogue

whereparentsandteachersbuildpartnership.Butwhatmostteachersfeel,andcertainlywhatall

parentsfeel,isanxietyandpanic.

84.

Whenateacherasksparentstobepartners,heorshedoesn'tnecessarilymeanMomorDadshould

becampingintheclassroom.Researchshowsthatthoughstudentsbenefitmodestlyfromhaving

parentsinvolvedatschool,whathappensathomemattersmuchmore.Accordingtoresearchbasedon

theNationalEducationLongitudinalStudy,asampleofnearly25,000eighthgraders,amongfourmain

areasofparentalinvolvement（homediscussion,homesupervision,schoolcommunication,andschool

participation）,homediscussionwasthemoststronglyrelated

答案80.B81.A82.D83.C84.F

第5题（年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语湖北卷）

Haveyoueverreceivedagiftthatwassoclearlynotyourtastethatyouwonderedifperhapsit

hadbeenhandedtoyoubymistake?Worse,haveyouevergivenapresentandwatchedyourfriendlook

asthoughshehadopenedthewrongbox?Maybesherespondedwithapolite"Why,thankyou,"but

youknewyouhadmissedthemark.Whydopresentssometimesgowrong?Andwhatdoyourchoices

（goodandbad）reflectaboutyourpersonalqualities?

Choosingtherightgiftisanart,Ibelieve.Itcallsforempathy——theabilitytoputyourselfinto

someoneelse'sheadandheart.We'reallabletodothis;infact,we'rebornwithakindofnatural

empathy.Aftertheearliestperiodofchildhood,however,itneedstobereinforced（力H强）——byour

parents,teachers,friends.Whenitisn't,we'renotabletounderstandotherpeople'sfeelingsassharply.

Thiscanshowinthegiftsweselect,andsocanmanyotheremotional（情感的）qualities.

Thinkbacktothepresentsyou'vegivenoverthepastyear,thetimeandeffortyouputintoyour

selection,howmuchyouspent,yourthoughtswhileyouwereshopping,andyourfeelingswhenthe

receiveropenedthepackage.Keepinmindthatwhatyouchoosedisplaysyourinnerworld.Ofcourse,

youmayexpressyourselfdifferentlywithdifferentfriends,relatives,andotherpeopleyouknow.

Weliveinasocietywhereexchangingpresentsisanimportantpartofcommunication.Ignoring

thetraditionwon'tmakeitgoaway.Ifyoureallydislikesuchatradition,tellyourfriendsaheadoftime.

60.Theunderlinedexpression"youhadmissedthemark"means"youhadfailedto

A.makeherfeelbetterB.keepyourfriendship

C.receiveapresentinreturnD.gettheexpectedeffect

61.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?

A.Naturalempathyneedstobereinforced.

B.Emotionalchangesinfluenceone'schoiceofgifts.

C.Selectingtherightgiftisanabilitypeoplearebornwith.

D.Choosinggiftsrequiresonetounderstandthereceivers.

62.Inthethirdparagraph,theauthortellsusthat..

A.attentionshouldbepaidtothereceivers'responses

B.onelearnsfromwhathedidinthepast

C.thechoiceofgiftsreflectsone'semotionalqualities

D.oneshouldspendmoretimechoosinggi代s

63.Thebestpossibletitleforthispassageis〃J

A.WaysofChoosingGiftsB.AnImportantTradition

C.ExchangingPresentsD.MessageinaGift

答案60.D61.D62.C63.D

60.解析：这是一道细节推测题。"youhadmissedthemark"着重点是分析"mark"表示的含义。

送别人礼物是希望别人高兴，因此mark最可能的意思是别人高兴的表情。这个高兴的表情就是送

礼者所期望的效果，送错了礼物，就没有这个期望的效果了，因此选D。

61.解析：这是一道归纳段意题。第二段开头“Choosingtherightgiftisanart,Ibelieve.Itcallsfor

empathy”是本段的中心句，意思是，”给别人挑选礼物是一门艺术，它叫做感情移入。”后面还讲到，

如果没有这种能力，"we'renotabletounderstandotherpeople'sfeelings"即我们就不能了解别人的感

受。因此这段话的主要意思是"挑选礼物需要了解别人"。

62.解析：这是■道推断题。从第三段Keepinmindthatwhatyouchoosedisplaysyourinnerworld.

可知，"紧记你挑选的礼物反映你的内心世界"。作者的意思是，礼物能反映你情感的深浅。因此C

正确。

63.解析：这是一道主旨题。从本文来讲，不管是接受、送出，还是挑选礼物，礼物本身都包

含了一定的信息，这个信息从送出者传递到接受者。只有了解礼物接受者的喜好，才能挑选出合适

的礼物。因此，主旨是礼物包含的信息。

第6题（年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语北京卷）

Howcouldwepossiblythinkthatkeepinganimalsincagesinunnaturalenvironments-mostlyfor

entertainmentpurposes—isfairandrespectful?

Zooofficialssaytheyareconcernedaboutanimals.However,mostzoosremain“collections”of

interesting“things“ratherthanprotectivehabitats（栖，息地）.Zoosteachpeoplethatitisacceptableto

keepanimalsbored,lonely,andfarfromtheirnaturalhomes.

Zoosclaim（声和:）toeducatepeopleandsaveendangeredspecies（物种），butvisitorsleavezoos

withouthavinglearnedanythingmeaningfulabouttheanimals'naturalbehavior,intelligence,orbeauty.

Zooskeepanimalsinsmallspacesorcages,andmostsignsonlymentionthespecies'name,diet,and

naturalrange（分布区）.Theanimals'normalbehaviorisseldomnoticedbecausezoosdon'tusuallytake

careoftheanimals'naturalneeds.

Theanimalsarekepttogetherinsmallspaces,withnoprivacyandlittleopportunityformental

andphysicalexercise.Thisresultsinunusualandself-destructivebehaviorcalledzoochosis.Aworldwide

studyofzoosfoundthatzoochosisiscommonamonganimalskeptinsmallspacesorcages.Another

studyshowedthatelephantsspend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedheadmovementsorbiting

cagebars,andbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforth,asignofunhappinessand

pain.

Furthermore,mostanimalsinzoosarenotendangered.Captivebreeding（圈养繁殖）of

endangeredbigcats,Asianelephants,andotherspecieshasnotresultedntheirbeingsentbacktothe

wild.Zoostalkalotabouttheircaptivebreedingprogramsbecausetheydonotwantpeopletoworry

aboutaspeciesdyingout.Infact,babyanimalsalsoattractalotofpayingcustomers.Haven'tweseen

enoughcompetitionstonamebabyanimals?

Actually,wewillsaveendangeredspeciesonlyifwesavetheirhabitatsandputanendtothe

reasonspeoplekillthem.Insteadofsupportingzoos,weshouldsupportgroupsthatworktoprotect

animals/naturalhabitats.

64.Howwouldtheauthordescribetheanimals'lifeinzoos?

A.Dangerous.B.Unhappy.C.Natural.D.Easy.

65.Inthestateofzoochosis,animals.

A.remainincagesB.behavestrangely

C.attackotheranimalsD.enjoymovingaround

66.Whatdoestheauthortrytoarguenthepassage?

A.Zoosarenotworththepublicsupport.B.Zoosfailintheirattempttosaveanimals.

C.Zoosshouldtreatanimalsashumanbeings.

D.Zoosuseanimalsasameansofentertainment.

67.Theauthortriestopersuadereaderstoaccepthisargumentmainlyby.

A.pointingoutthefaultsinwhatzoosdoB.usingevidencehehascollectedatzoos

C.questioningthewayanimalsareprotectedD.discussingtheadvantagesofnaturalhabitats

68.Althoughhearguesagainstzoos,theauthorwouldstillagreethat.

A.zooshavetokeepanimalsinsmallcagesB.mostanimalsinzoosareendangeredspecies

C.someendangeredanimalsarereproducedinzoos

D.it'sacceptabletokeepanimalsawayfromtheirhabitats

答案64.B65.B66.A67.A68.C

解析：

64.这是一道细节推断题。第四段"Anotherstudyshowedthatelephantsspend22percentoftheir

timemakingrepeatedheadmovementsorbitingcagebar,andbearsspend30percentoftheirtime

walkingbackandforth,asignofunhappinessandpain."说明在动物园的动物不幸福。

65.这是一道细节推断题。根据上文中的unusual和self—destructive可推断出动物在动物园饲

养的情况下行为不正常。

66.这是•道细节推断题。根据最后一句话"Insteadofsupportingzoos,weshouldsupportgroups

thatworktoprotectanimals'naturalhabitats."可判断出作者不赞成公众支持动物园。

67.这是一道主旨题。作者在这篇短文中主要指出了动物园的各种弊端，来说服读者接受他的观

点。

68.根据倒数第二段的内容可判断出作者虽然反对动物园，但他仍然同意动物园不得不把动物保

持在很小的空间内。

第7题（年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语北京卷）

LanguageasaSystemofSymbols

Ofallsystemsofsymbols（符号），languageisthemosthighlydeveloped.Ithasbeenpointedout

thathumanbeings,byagreement,canmakeanythingstandforanything.Humanbeingshaveagreed,in

thecourseofcenturiesofmutual（相互的）dependency,toletthevariousnoisesthattheycanproduce

withtheirlungs,throats,tongues,teeth,andlipssystematicallystandforcertainhappeningsintheir

nervoussystems.Wecallthatsystemofagreementslanguage.

Thereisnonecessaryconnectionbetweenthesymbolandthatwhichitstandsfor.Justassocial

positionscanbesymbolizedbyfeatherswornonthehead,bygoldonthewatchchain,orbyathousand

otherthingsaccordingtotheculturewelivein,sothefactofbeinghungrycanbesymbolizedbya

thousanddifferentnoisesaccordingtotheculturewelivein.

Howeverobviousthesefactsmayappearatfirstglance,theyareactuallynotsoobviousasthey

seemexceptwhenwetakespecialpainstothinkaboutthesubject.Symbolsandthethingstheystand

forareindependentofeachother,yetweallhaveawayoffeelingasif,andsometimesactingasif,there

werenecessaryconnections.Forexample,therearepeoplewhofeelthatforeignlanguagesare

unreasonablebynature;foreignershavesuchfunnynamesforthings,andwhycan'ttheycallthingsby

theirrightnames?ThisfeelingexhibitsitselfmoststronglyinthoseEnglishandAmericantouristswho

seemtobelievethattheycanmakethenativesofanycountryunderstandEnglishiftheyshoutloud

enough.Likethelittleboywhoisreportedtohavesaid:"Pigsarecalledpigsbecausetheyaresuchdirty

animals/'theyfeelthatthesymbolisinherently（内在地）connectedinsomewaywiththethings

symbolized.

69.Languageisahighlydevelopedsystemofsymbolsbecausehumanbeings.

A.havemadeuseoflanguageforcenturiesB.useournervoussystemstosupportlanguage

C.havemadevariousnoisesstandforanyevents

D.canmakeanythingstandforanythingbyagreement

70.WhatcanweconcludefromParagraph2?

A.Differentnoisesmaymeandifferentthings.

B.Ourculturedetermineswhatasymbolstandsfor.

C.Thelanguageweusesymbolizesoursocialpositions.

D.Oursocialpositionsdeterminethewaywearedressed.

71.InParagraph3,“takespecialpains"probablymeans"J

A.tryveryhardB.takeourtimeC.areveryunhappyD.feelespeciallypainful

72.Theexampleofthelittleboyisusedtoshowthat.

A.adultsoftenlearnfromtheiryoungB."pig"isadirtywordbecausepigsaredirty

C.wordsarenotconnectedwiththethingstheystandfor

D.peoplesometimeshavewrongideasabouthowlanguageworks

答案69.D70.B71.A72.D

解析：

69.这是一道细节推断题。根据第一段“Ithasbeenpointedoutthathumanbeings,byagreement,

canmakeanythingstandforanything.〃可推断出人们发出的各种噪音代表着任何一种活动。

70.这是一道主旨题。第二段"sothefactofbeinghungrycanbesymbolizedbyathousanddifferent

noisesaccordingtotheculturewelivein"可知，我们的文化决定了某一种系统代表着什么。

71.这是一道猜测词义题。根据上文中"theyareactuallynotsoobviousastheyseemexcept”可猜

测出takespecialpains的意思是"努力尝试

72.这是一道主旨题。根据最后一段的内容可知，作者举小孩的例子说明人们有时对语言的作用

产生误解。

第8题（年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语天津卷）

Everyone'satit,evenmyneighbors.IthoughtImightbetheonlypersonleftintheworldwho

hadn'tdoneaneBaydeal,So,Idecidedtotrymyhandatonlineauction。网上拍卖）.

Buyingforbeginners:Signuponwww.ebay,co.uk.Mostitems（e.g.tables,computers,and

books）readyforauctionwillcomewithapictureandashortdescription;othersmaybemarkedwith

"BuyItNow"andhaveafixedprice.Youcanbuytheserightaway.

Iftheitemisbeingauctioned,youofferthehighestpriceyouarepreparedtopayandeBaybids

（Hi价）foryou.Thebidwillbeincreasedlittlebylittleuntilitgoesbeyondyourhighestbid,thenyouare

emailedandaskedifyouwouldliketobidagain.Auctionslastupto10daysandwhentheyfinishyouget

anemailtellingyouwhetheryouhavewontheitem.

Howtopay:Sellersdecidehowtheywouldliketobepaidandyouneedtocheckthisbefore

placingabidasyoumightnotwanttopostachequeorpostalorders.TheeasiestwayisthroughPayPal,

anonlinepaymentsystemthattakesthemoneyawayfromyourcreditcard（信用卡）.

Sellingmadesimple:IfyouplantoselloneBay,ithelpstoincludeapictureoftheitem.I

followedmyfriends'adviceandputuptheitemsIwantedtosellfora10-dayauction,starringona

Thursday.Thiswaybuyershadtwoweekendstobid.

Thebigthingsinlife:It'seasytopostasmallitem,butfurnitureisabigpartofeBayandthishas

tobecollectedorsentbydeliverymen.Cheekthewaysofdeliverybeforeyoubid.

36.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Howtomakepaymentonline.B.Waysofmakingdeliveryonline

C.Advantagesofanonline-auctionsystem.D.Howtouseanonline-auctionsystem.

37.Afterbiddingforanitem,abuyer.

A.willgetwhathewantsintendaysB.shouldmakepaymentimmediately

C.haschancestomakehigherbidsD.maycheckitspictureanddescription

38.Theeasiestwayofmakingpaymentmentionedinthepassageis.

A.throughanonlinepaymentsystemB.throughalocalbankingsystem

C.bysendingthemoneytothesellerD.bypayingthedeliverymandirectly

答案36.D37.C38.A

36.解析•：这是一道主旨题。这篇短文主要讲述了如何进行网上拍卖。

37.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第二段"Thebidwillbeincreasedlittlebylittleuntilitgoes

beyondyourhighestbid,thenyouareemailedandaskedifyouwouldliketobidagain,”可判断出当出

价后，买者有机会再出高价。

38.解析：这是一道细节题。从Howtopay中的“TheeasiestwayisthroughPayPal,anonline

paymentsystemthattakesthemoneyawayfromyourcreditcard."可知，在