高考英语 阅读理解之文化类试题汇编

文化类第一部分七年高考题荟萃

年高考题

I.(•北京卷)C

StudentsandTechnologyintheClassroom

Ilovemyblackberry—il'smylittleconnectiontothelargerworldthatcangoanywherewithme.

Ialsolovemylaptopcomputer,asiiholdsallofmywritingandthoughts.Despite(hisloveof

technology,1knowthattherearetimeswhenIneedtomoveawayfromthesedevices(设备)and

trulycommunicatwithothers.

Onoccasion,IteachacoursecalledHistoryMattersforagroupofhighereducationmanagers.

MygoalsfortheclassincludeafuHdiscussionofhistoricalthemesandideas.BecauseIwant

studentstothoroughlystudy:hematerialandexchangetheirideaswitheachotherinthe

classroomJhavearulenolaptop.iPads.phones,etc.Whenstudentsweretoldmyrulein

advanceoftheclass,someofthemwerenothappy.

Moststudentsassume(hatmyreasonsfor(hisruleincludeunpleasantexperiencesinthepastwith

studentsmisusingtechnology.There'sabitoftruthtothat.SomestudentsassumethatIam

anti-technology.There'snotruthinthatatall.IlovetechnologyandtrytokeepupwithitsoI

canrelatetomystudents.

TherealreasonwhyIaskstudentstoleavetechnologyatthedooristhatIthinkthereareveryfew

placesinwhichwecanhavedeepconversionsandtrulyengagecomplexideas.Interruptionsby

technologyoftenbreakconcentrationandallowfortoomuchdependenceonoutsideinformation

forideas.Iwantstudentstodigdeepwithinthemselvesforinspirationandideas.Iwantthemto

pusheachothertothinkdifferentlyandmakeconnectionsbetweenthecoursethematerialandthe

classdiscussion.

Fvcbeenteachingmyhistoryclassinthiswayfbrmanyyearsandtheevaluationsreflectstudent

satisfactionwith(heenvironment(hatIcreate.Studentsrealize(hatwithdeepconversationand

challenge,theylearnatalevelthathelpsthemkeepthecoursematerialbeyondtheclassroom.

I'mnotsayingthatIwon'teverchangemymindabouttechnologyuseinmyhistoryclass,but

untilIhearareallygoodreasonforthechange,I'mstickingtomyplan.Afewhoursof

tcchnology-frccdialogueisjusttoosweettogiveup.

63.Someofthestudentsinthehistoryclasswereunhappywith

A.thecoursematerialB.others,misuseoftechnology

C.discussiontopicsD.theauthor'sclassregulations

64.Theunderlinedword“engage“inpara.4probablymeans

A.exploreB.acceptC.changeD.reject

65.Accordingtotheauthor,theuseoftechnologyintheclassroommay

A.keepstudentsfromdoingindependentthinking

B.encouragestudentstohavein-depthconversations

C.helpstudentstobetterunderstandcomplexthemes

D.afleetstudents'concentrationoncourseevaluation

66.ltcanbeinferredfrom(helastparagraphthat(heauthor

A.isquitestubborn

B.willgiveupteachinghistory

C.willchangehisteachingplansoon

D.valuestechnology-freedialoguesinhisclass

DAAD

GeorgeProchnikwouldliketheworldI。putasockinit.Hemakeshiscaseinanewbook,

ListeningforMeaninginaWorldofNoise.Hereheexplainshimself(usinghisindoorvoice):

"We'vebecomesoaccustomedtonoise,there'salmostadeepprejudiceagainsttheideathat

silencemightbebeneficial.Ifyoutellsomeonetobequiet,yousoundlikeanoldman.Butit's

neverbeenmoreimportanttofindcontinuingquiet.Silencefocusesus,improvesourhealth,and

isakeytolastingpeaceandsaiisfaciion.”

“Weneedtoexcitepeopleaboutthesoundsyoustarttohearifyoumerelyquietthingsdowna

little.DuringaJapaneseteaceremony,thesmallestsoundsbecomeakindofart—thespoons

makingalightringingsoundonabowl,theedgesofakimono（和服）brushingagainstthefloor.”

“Deafpeopleareveryatienlive（专注的）inalmosteveryaspectoflife.Iftwodeafpeopleare

walkingtogether,usingsignlanguage,theyconstantlywatchoutforeachotherandprotecteach

otherbypayingsteadyattentiontotheother.Theyareconnectedyetalsofullyawareoftheir

surroundings.Evendeafteenagers!Weinthehearingworldcanleamfromthem.Ifweremove

thepowerfulblasts（一阵阵）ofnoise,webecomeawareofanextraordinarilyrichworldaround

us-oflittlesoftsoundsandthesoundoffootsteps,ofbirdsongsandicecracking（开裂声）.It's

astonishinghowbeautifulthingssoundwhenyoucanreallylisten.M

【文章大意】文章介绍了GeorgeProchnik的新著ListeningforMeaninginaWorldofNoise

和他的观点：在喧嚣的世界中创造一方不太纷扰的环境，这个世界会更美好。

72.Whatdocsthephrase"topu:asockinit”inParagraph1probablyincan?

A.tobequietB.tobecolorful

C.tobefullofloveD.tobeattentivetosomeone

【解析】选A。词义理解题。根据第二段作者的观点Silencefocusesus,improvesourhealth,

andisakeytolastingpeaceandsatisfaction.作者是推崇的silence,故选A项。

73.WhaldoesProchniksayaboutus?

A.Weareusedtoquietness

B.Wchavetoputupwithnoise

C.Wcdonotthinksilencetobebeneficial

D.Wcdonotbelievelastingpeacetobeavailable

【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第二段We'vebecomesoaccustomedtonoise,there'salmost

adeepprejudiceagainsttheideathatsilencemightbehenencial和it’sneverbeenmore

importanttofindcontinuingquiet及第三段DuringaJapaneseteaceremony,thesmallest

soundsbecomeakindofart等句可以判断得出，我们生活在一个喧闹的世界，寂静才是我

们的追求，故选择C项。

74.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoProchnik?

A.Weneedmoresoundsinourlives

B.Thereis.nothingtobelearnedfromthedeaf

C.Wearenotawarehowrichtheworldaroundusis

D.ThereistoomuchnoiseataJapaneseteaceremony

【解析】选Co推理判断题。根据文章末段Ifweremovethepowerfulblasts（—阵阵）ofnoise,

webecomeawareofanextraordinarilyrichworldaroundusIt'sastonishinghowbeautiful

thingssoundwhenyoucanreallylislen.可知C项正确。A项和作者的观点相反；根据Wein

thehearingworldcanlearnfromthem（deafpeople）可知B项错误根据DuringaJapaneselea

ceremony,（hesmallestsoundsbecomeakindofart可知作者赞赏thesmallestsounds,故D

项错误。

75.Itcanbeinferredfrom（hetextthat.

A.wecanbenefitalotfromoldpeople

B.itisagoodideatousesignlanguage

C.thereisnoescapefromtheworldofsound

D.itispossibletofindhowbeautifulthingssound

【解析】选D。推理判断题。通读全文可知,尽管我们生活在一个喧闹的世界，作者提倡

我们创造一个不太纷扰的环境，果真如此，这个世界是很美好的，据此D项正确v

3.（山东卷）B

TimRichterandhiswife.Linda,hadtaughtforover30yearsnearBuffalo,NewYork-he

incompiKcrs,sheinspecialeducation."Teachingmeanseverythingtous,"Timwouldsay.In

April1998,helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation.Itwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosome

seriousthinkingaboutlife'spurpose.

Notlongafterthesurgery,TimsawabrochuredescribingImaginationLibraiy,aprogram

startedbyDollyParton'sfoundation（基金会）thatmailedabookever）rmonthtochildrenfrom

birthtoagefiveinthesinger'shometownofSevier,Tennessee.UIthought,maybeLindaandi

coulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretire,"Timrecalls.Heplacedthebrochureonhisdesk.

"asareminder."

Fiveyearslater,nowretiredandwiththatbrochurestillonthedesk.Timclickedon

imaginationlibrary.com.Theprogramhadbeenopenedup(opartnerswhocouldtakeadvantage

ofbookandpostagediscounts.

ThequalityofthebookswasofgreatconcerntotheRichters.Ratherthansignuponline,they

wenttoDollywoodforalook-see.”Wedidn'twanttogivethechildrenrubbish,“saysLinda.The

books-reviewedeachyearbyteachers,literacyspecialistsandDollywoodboard

niembers-includedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeats'sTheSnowyDayandnewerbookslikeAnna

Dewdney'sLlamaLlamaseries.

Satisfied,thecouplesetuptheRichterFamilyFoundationandgottowork.Since,theyhave

shippedmorethan12,200bookstopreschoolersintheirintheirarea.MeganWilliams,amother

offour,ismorethanappreciative:"ThisprogramintroducesustobooksI'veneverheardof.”

TheRichtersspendabout$400amonthsendingbooksto200children.44Somepeoplesit

thereandwaittodie/'saysTim."Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft.”

61.WhatledTimtothinkseriouslyaboutthemeaningoflife?

A.Hishealthproblem.B.Hisloveforteaching.

C.Theinfluenceofhiswife.D.ThenewsfromtheWeb.

62.WhatdidTimwanttodoafterlearningaboutImaginationLibraiy?

A.Giveoutbrochures.B.Dosomethingsimilar.

C.WritebooksforchildrenD.Retirefrombeingateacher.

63.Accordingtothetext,DolllyPartonis.

A.awell-knownsurgeonB.amotherofafour-year-old

C.asingerborninTennesseeD.acomputerprogrammer

64.WhydidtheRichtersgotoDollywood?

A.Toavoidsigninguponline.

B.TomeetDollywoodboardmembers.

C.Tomakesurethebookswerethenewest.

D.Toseeifthebookswereofgoodquality.

65.WhatcanwclearnfromTim'swordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Heneedsmoremoneytohelpthechildren.

B.Hewonderswhysomepeoplearesobusy.

C.Hetriestosavethosewaitingtodie.

D.Heconsidershiseffortsworthwhile.

【解析】：6I-65:ABCDD

【语篇解读】本文讲述了里克特作为教师的一家人在退休后又做出捐献书给儿童的决定，

并且为此建立了基金会的事情，而且他们认为这使得他们的人生更为有意义。

36.Ao细节理解题。由第一段最后两句话可知是Tim得病导致他思考生命的意义。

37.B。细节理解题。从第二段Tim说的话中,Icoulddosomethinglikethiswhenwe

retire",知道他打算在退味后做类似的事，是B选项。

38.Co细节理解题“从第二段的第一句话得出DolllyParton是singer.

39.D.o细节理解题。从第四段前两句话中得出，“Wedidn'twanttogivethechildren

rubbish"比喻指我们不想要质量不好的东西。从本段首句主题句中也能得出the

Richters关心的是书的质量。

40.D。从最后一段Tim的话”有些人坐而等待死亡，而有些人则在他的余生尽可能的

忙碌着u可知，他认为自己做出的事情是值得的有意义的。

4.（•上海卷）（A）

Theteacherwhodidthemosttoencouragemewas,asithappened,myaunt.ShewasMyrtle

C.Manigault,thewifeofmymother'sbrotherBill.Shetaughtinsecondgradeatall-black

SummerSchoolinCamden,NewJersey.

Duringmychildhoodandyouth.AuntMyrtleencouragedmetodevelopeveryaspectofmy

potential,withoutregardforwha（wasconsideredpracticalorpossibleforblackfemales.Iliked（o

sing;shelistenedtomyvoiceandpronounceditgood.Icouklrftdance;shetaughtmethebasic

dancingsteps.Shetookmetothetheatrenotjustchildren'stheatrebutadultcomediesand

dramas-andherfaiththatIcculdappreciateadultplayswasnotdisappointed.

Myauntalsotookdownbooksfromherextensivelibrary-andsharedthemwithme.Ihad

booksathome,but(heywereallseriousclassics.EvenasachildIhadastronglikingfbrhumor,

andI'llneverforgetthejoyofdiscoveringDonMarquis'sArchy&Mehitabclthroughher.

Mostimportant,perhaps.AuntMyrtleprovidedmyfirstopportunitytowriteforpublication.

Awriterherselfforoneoftheblacknewspapers,shesuggestedmynametotheeditorasa“youth

columnist”.Mycolumn,begunwhenIwasfourteen,wassupposedtocoverteenagesocial

activitiesanditdidhutitalsogavemethefreedomtowriteonmanyothersubjectsaswellas

thehabitofgatheringmaterial,thedisciplineofmeetingdeadlines,and,aftergraduationfrom

collegesixyearslater,asolidcollectionofpublishedmaterialthatcarriedmynameandwasmy

passporttoaseriesofwritingjobs.

TodayAuntMyrtleisstillanenthusiasticsupporterofher“favoriteniccc”.Likeadiamond,

shehasreflectedabright,multifaceted(多面的)imageofpossib.litiestoeverypupilwhohas

crossedherpath.

65.WhichofthefollowingdidAuntMyrtledototheauthorduringherchildhoodandyouth?

A.Shelenthersomeseriousclassics.B.Shecultivatedhertasteformusic.

C.Shediscoveredhertalentfordancing.D.Sheintroducedhertoadultplays.

66.WhaldoesArchy&MehitabelinParagraph3probablyreferto?

A.Abookofgreatfun.B.Awriterofhighfame.

C.Aseriousmasterpiece.D.Aheartbreakingplay.

67.AuntMyrtlerecommendeddieauthortoanewspapereditormainly(o.

A.develophercapabilitiesforwriting.B.giveherachancetocollectmaterial

C.involveherinteenagesocialactivitiesD.offerheraseriesofwritingjobs.

68.WecanconcludefromthepassagethatAuntMyrtlewasateacherwho.

A.trainedpupilstobediligentandwell-disciplined

B.gavepupilsconfidenceinexploitingtheirpotential

C.emphasizedwhatwaspracticalorpossibleforpupils

D.helpedpupilsovercomedifficultiesinlearning

【答案】DAAB

5.（•全国U）D

Thewaywedothingsroundhere

Someyearsago,IwashiredbyanAmericanbank.Ireceivedaletterfromtheheadofthe

PersonnelDepartmentthatstarted,"DearJohn,1amquitepleasedthatyouhavedecidedtojoin

us."That"quite"saddenedme.1thoughthewassaying"we'rekindofpleasedyoudecidedtojoin

usalthoughIwishwehadhiredsomeoneelse."ThenIdiscoveredthatinAmericanEnglish

"quite"sometimesmeans"very",whileinBritishEnglishitmeans"fairly".

So（hefirstlessonaboutworkinginothercountriesistolearnthelanguageandbythatIdon't

justmeanthewordspeoplespeak.1（isbodylanguage,dress,manners,ideasandsoon.Theway

peopledothingshighlightsmanyofthedifferencesweseebetweencultures（文化）.

Someofthesedifferencesmaybeonlyonthesurface-dress,foodandhoursofwork-while

othersmaybedeeperandtakelongertodealwith.Mostly,itisjustaquestionofgettingusedto

thedifferencesandacceptingthem,liketheclimate（气候）,whiegettingonwithbusiness.

Someofthedifferencesmaybeanimprovement.Peoplearemorepolite;theserviceisbetter;you

askforsomethingtobedoneandithappenswithouthavingtoaskagain.However,other

differencescanbetroubling,likepunctuality（准时）.Ifyouinvitepeopletoaparlyat7o'clock,

yourguestswillconsideritpolitetoturnupexactlyontimeinGermany,fiveminutesearlyinihe

AmericanMidwest,anhourearlyinJapan,15minutesafterwardsintheUK,uptoanhour

afterwardsinItalyandsometimeintheeveninginGreece.Iprefernot（ousetheword"late"

because（hereisnothingwrongwiththetimespeoplearrive.Itissimply（heacceptedthingtodo

intheirowncountry.

32.TheauthorwasunhappyasmentionedinParagraphIbecausehethought.

A.theAmericanbankdidn'tthinkmuchofhim

B.theAmericanbankmighthireanotherperson

C.it'sdifficulttogetusedtoAmericanculture

D.it'seasytomisunderstandAmericans

53.Theword"highlights"inParagraph2probablymeans.

A.encouragesB.helps（orarrow

C.increasesD.drawsattentionto

54.Accordingtotheauthor,whatshouldwedowithmostculturaldifferences?

A.Askthenativepeoplefcrhelp.

B.Understandandacceptthem.

C.Dothingsinourownway.

D.Doin-deplhresearch.

55.Wheninvitedtoapartythepeoplewhoarcusuallypunctualarc.

A.ItaliansB.GermansC.GreeksD.theBritish

【答案】ADBB

6.（•四川卷）D

“Experiencemaypossiblybethebestteacher,butitisnotaparticulargoodteacher.^^Youmight

thinkthatWinstonChurchillorperhapsMarkTwainspokethosewords,buttheyactuallycome

fromJamesMarch,aprofessoratStanfordUniversityandapioneerinthefieldoforganization

decisionmaking.ForyearsMarch（possiblybewisestphilosopherofmanagement）hasstudied

howhumansthinkandact,ardhecontinuestodosoinhisnawbookTheAmbiguitiesof

Experience.

Hebeginsbyremindingusofjusthowfirmlywehavebeenslickingtotheideaofexperiential

learning:"Experienceisrespected；experienceissought；experienceisexplained."Theproblem

is（hatlearningfromexperienceinvolves（涉及）seriouscomplications（复杂化）,onesthatare

partofthenatureofexperiencetselfandwhichMarchdiscussesinthebodyofthisbook.

Inoneinterestingpartofbook,forexample,heturnsadoubleeyetowardtheuseofstoriesasthe

mosteffectivewayofexperien:iallearning.Hesays*'Themoreaccurately（精确的）realityis

presented,thelessunderstandablethestory.andthemoreunderstandablethestory,theless

realisticitis."

Besidesbeingabroadlyknowledgeableresearcher.Marchisalsoapoet,andhisgiftshines

ihoughinthedepthofviewsheoffersandthesimplelanguageheuses.Though(hebookisshort,

itisdemanding；Don'tpickitvplookingforquick,easylessons.Rather,bereadytothinkdeeply

aboutlearningfromexperiencenworkandlife.

53.Accordingtothetext,JaniesMarchis.

A.apoetwhousesexperienceinhiswriting

B.ateacherwhoteachersstorj'-writinginuniversity

C.aresearcherwhostudiesthewayhumansthinkandact

D.aprofessorwhohelpsorganizationsmakesimportantdecisions

54.AccordingtoJaniesMarch,experience.

A.isovervaluedB.iseasytoexplain

C.shouldbeactivelysought

55.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A.Experiencemakesstoriesmoreaccurate.

B.Storiesmadeinterestingfailtofullypresentthetruth.

C.Theuseofstoriesisthebestwayofexperientiallearning.

D.Storiesareeasiertounderstandwhenrealityismoreaccuratelydescribed.

56.What'sthepurposeofthistext?

A.Tointroduceabook.B.Todescribearesearcher.

C.Toexplainexperientiallearning.D.Todiscussorganizationaldecisionmaking.

【答案】CABA

7.（辽宁卷）B

B

About2L000youngpeoplein17Americanstatesdonotattendclassesinschool

buildings.

Instead,theyreceivetheirelementary(初等)andhighschooleducationbyworkingathomeon

computers.TheCenterforEducationRefonnsaystheUnitedStateshas67public"cyberschools,”

andthatisabouttwiceasmanyastwoyearsago.

Themoneyforstudentstoattendacyberschooiconiesfromthegovernmentsofthestates

wheretheylive.Someeducatorssaycyberschoolsmoneythatshouldsupporttraditional

publicschools.Theyalsosayitisdifficulttostudentsarelearningwell.

Othereducatorspraisethisnewfbfmofeducationforlettingstudentsworkattheirown

speed.Thesepeoplesaycyberschoolshelpstudentswhowereunhappyorunsuccessfulin

traditionalschools.Theysaylearningathomebycomputerendslongbusridesforchildrenwho

livefarfromschool.

Whateverthejudgmentofc>fberschools,theyaregettingmoreandmorepopular.Fot

example,anewcyberschoolcalledCommonwealthConnectionsAcademywilltakeinstudents

thisfall.ItwillservechildreninthestateofPennsylvaniafromagesfivethroughthirteen.

Childrengetfreeequipmentfortheironlineeducation.Thisincludesacomputer,a

printer,booksandtechnicalservices.Parentsandstudentstalkwithteachersbytelephoneorby

sendingemaiisthroughtheircomputerswhennecessary.

Studentsatcyberschooisusuallydonotknowoneanother.But56suchstudents

ginkhedstudiesatWesternPennsvlvamaCyberCharterSchoolrecentlvmetforthefirsttime.

N一~...

Theywereguestsofhonorattheirgraduation.

59,Whaldoweknowfromthetextaboutstudentsofacyberschool?

A.Theyhavetotakelongbusridestoschool.

B.Theystudyathomerather(haninclassrooms.

C.Theyreceivemoneyfromtraditionalpublicschools.

D.Theydowellintraditionalschoolprograms.

60.Whatisaproblemwithcyberschoois?

A.Theirequipmentcostsalotofmoney.

B.Theygetlittlesupportfromthestategovernment.

C.Itishardtoknowstudents'progressinlearning.

D.Thestudentsfindithardtomakefriends.

61.Cyberschoolsaregettingpopularbecame

A.(heyarclessexpensiveforstudents

B.(heirstudentscanworkattheirownspeed

C.theirgraduatesaremoresuccessfulinsociety

D.theyservestudentsinawideragerange

62.Wecaninferthattheauthorofthetextis.

A.unprejudicedinhisdescriptionofcybcrschools

B.excitedaboutthefutureofcyberschools

C.doubtfulaboutthequalityofcyberschoois

D.disappointedatthedevelopmentofcyberschoois

【答案】BCBA

8.（•福建卷）B

Forfivedays,Edmonton'sDowntownParkistransformedintoonehugestagewhereartists

areabletosharetheirtalents,andwherepeoplearcabletocelebrateandenjoythemselves.Since

isbeginningin1980,（hcEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalhasbeencommemorating（念）theturc

feelingofwhatfolkmusicisallaboutandthat'sthetraditionallogeiherness（友爱）thalisfeltwhen

peoplegathertosharestoriesandfeelingsthroughsong.

ThisyearwillbethesixthyearwhenvolunteerRiedelwillbeofferinguphertimetothefestival.

"PeoplecomingoffabusyspringandsummerhaveamomentofrelaxationRiedelsaid."It's

reallyeasttorelax,andit'sgreatseeingftimilyandfriendshavefuntogether."Thesefamiliesand

friendscomefromalldifferentkindsofmusicaltastes.PeoplewhotakepleasureinBluesare

there,soarepeoplewholoveBluegrass.Thisfestivaldoesitsbesttodevelopeveryone'smusical

interests.

Withsomanyyearsofexpencnce.thefestivalhasbecomeawell-oiledmachine,anddoes

whateveritcantomakeattendeesfeelaspossible.Therearcfreewaterstationsthroughout（he

venue（举办地）forpeopletofilluptheirtravelcups.Whenpeoplebuyfood,reusableashesare

givena$2platefee,butthatisreturnedwhentheplateisbroughtback.

Thefestivalhascompletelysoldoutoftickets,andinrecordtime.Butwithbignamessuchas

VanMorrisonandJakobDylan,it'seasytoseehowthatwasgoingtohappen.Thereisnoparking

areaduringthefestival,sousingthePark&RidesystemorEdmontonTransitishighly

recommended.Abikelock-upareaisprovidedandwillbeavailableThursdayuntilSundayone

hourbeforethegatesopenuntil45minutesafterthegatesclose.

TheEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalbeginsonWednesday.Aug.4withVanMorrisonplayingthe

specialdonationfund（基金）concert,andwillfinishuponSunday,Aug.8.

60.TheEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalisheldmainlyto.

A.gatherpeoplewithdifferentmusicaltastes

B.remindpeopleoftherealsenseoffolkmusic

C.exhibitivegoodvoicesofgreattalentsinfolkmusic

D.collectoldstoriesoffolkmusic

61.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Riedelhasvolunteeredforthefestivalforatleast5ycars.

B.It'shardforpeopletoappreciateBlues.

C.Itcostspeoplealittletofilluptheircupsfromwaterstations.

D.Peoplehavetopay$2foraplateoffood.

62.Wecanlearnfromthepassengerthat.

A.peoplecangetticketseasilyforthefestival

B.theEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalishighlyrecommended.

C.drivingone'sowncartothefestivalishighlyrecommended

D.bikesareavailablealthefestivalfromWednesdaytoSunday

63.Whatwouldthebesttitleforthepassenger?

A.FolkMusicofBlues

B.OneFestivalFamilyGathering

C.FestivalforfamilyGathering

D.Edmonton'sDowntownPark

【答案】60—63BABB

年高考题

Passage1

（10•安徽C篇）

Americancitiesaresimilartoothercitiesaroundtheworld.Ineverycountrycitiesreflectthe

valuesoftheculture.Citiescontaintheverybestaspectsofasociety:opportunitiesforeducation

employmentandentertainment.Theyalsocontaintheveryworstpartsofasociety:violentcrime

racialconflictandpoverty.AmericancitiesarechangingjustasAmericansocietyischanging.

AfterWorldWarIIcityresidentsbecamewealthiermoreprosperous.Theyhadmore

children.Theyneededmorespace.Theymoveoutof(heirapartmentsinthecitytobuytheirown

homes.Theyboughthousesinthesuburbsareasnearacitywherepeoplelive.Thesearcareas

withoutmanyofficesorfactories.Duringthe1950stheAmerican“dream”wastohaveahousein

thesuburbs.

Nowthingsarechanging.Thechildrenofthepeoplewholeftthecitiesin1950sarenow

adults.Theyunliketheirparentswanttoliveinthecities.Manyyoungprofessionalsdoclors

lawyersandexecutivesaremovingbackintothecity.Manyaresingle;othersaremarriedbul

oftenwithoutchildren.Theypreferthecitytothesuburbsbecausetheirjobsarethere;theyare

atraidoftheluclshortage;ortheyjustenjoyiheexcitementandopportunitieswhichthecity

offers.

Thispopulationshiftisbringingproblemsaswellasbenefits.Countlesspoorpeoplemustleave

theirapartmentsinthecitybecausetheownerswanttosellthebuildingsormakeapartmentsfor

saleinsteadofforrent.Inthe1950s,manypoorpeopledidnothaveenoughmoneytomovetothe

suburbs;nowmanyofthesepeopledonothaveenoughmoneytostayinthecities.

Onlyafewyearsago,peoplethoughtthattheolderAmericancitiesweredying.Somecity

residentsnowseeabright,newfuture.Othersseeonlyproblemsandconflicts.Onethingissure：

manydyingcitiesarealiveagain.

64.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcitiesalloveriheworld?

A.Theyarealive.B.Theyarehopeless.

C.TheyaresimilarD.Theyaredifferent.

65.WhydidAmericancityresidentswanttoliveinthesuburbsafterWorldWarII?

A.BecauseolderAmericancitiesweredying.

B.Becausetheywerericherandneededmorespace.

C.Becausecitiescontainedtheworstpartsofsociety.

D.Becausetheycouldhardlyaffordtoliveinthecity.

66.Accordingtothe4thparagragh.agreatmanypoorpeopleinAmericancities()

A.arefacedwithhousingproblems

B.arefacedtomovetothesuburbs

C.want(oselltheirbuildings

D.needmoremoneyfordai.yexpenses

67.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat()

A.Americancitiesarechangingforthewors

B.peoplehavedifferentviewsonAmericancities

C.manypeoplearenowmovingfromAmericancities

D.thepopulationisdecreasinginolderAmericancities

答案：64—67CBAB

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(10•福建B篇)

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