高考英语阅读理解精读（基础版二）

Passage1

FarfromthelandofAntarctica（南极洲）,ahugeshelfoficemeetstheocean.Attheundersideoftheshelftherelives

asmallfish,theAntarcticcod.

Forfortyyearsscientistshavebeencuriousaboutthatfish.Howdoesitlivewheremostfishwouldfreezetodeath?

Itmusthavesomesecret.TheAntarcticisnotacomfortableplacetoworkandresearchhasbeenslow.Nowitseemswe

haveananswer.

Researchwasbegunbycuttingholesintheiceandcatchingthefish.Scientistsstudiedthefish'sbloodandmeasured

itsfreezingpoint.

Thefishweretakenfromseawaterthathadatemperatureof-1,88℃andmanytinypiecesoficefloatinginit.The

bloodofthefishdidnotbegintofreezeuntilitstemperaturewasloweredto-2.05℃.Thatsmalldifferenceisenoughfor

thefishtoliveatthefreezingtemperatureoftheice-saltmixture.

Thescientists'nextresearchjobwasclear:Findoutwhatinthefish'sbloodkeptitfromfreezing.Theirsearchledto

somereallystrangethingmadeupofaprotein（蛋白质）neverbeforeseeninthebloodofafish.Whenitwasremoved,

thebloodfrozeatseawatertemperature.Whenitwasputback,thebloodagainhaditsantifreezequalityandalowered

freezingpoint.

Studyshowedthatitisanunusualkindofprotein.Ithasmanysmallsugarmolecules（分子）heldinspecialpositions

withineachbigproteinmolecule.Becauseofitssugarcontent,itiscalledaglycoprotein.Soithascometobecalledthe

antifreezefishglycoprotein,orAFGP.

1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.TheterribleconditionsintheAntarctic.B.Aspecialfishlivinginfreezingwaters.

C.TheiceshelfaroundAntarctica.D.ProtectionoftheAntarcticcod.

2.WhycantheAntarcticcodliveatthefreezingtemperature?

A.Theseawaterhasatemperatureof-1.88℃.B.itlovestoliveintheice-saltmixture.

C.Aspecialproteinkeepsitfromfreezing.D.Itsbloodhasatemperaturelowerthan-2.05℃.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it"inParagraph5referto?

A.Atypeofice-saltmixture.B.Anewlyfoundprotein.

C.Fishblood.D.Sugarmolecule.

4.Whatdoes“glyco」'intheunderlinedword“glycoprotein“inthelastparagraphmean?

A.sugarB.iceC.bloodD.molecule

Passage2

IfyourbossasksyoutoworkinMoscowthisyear,he'dbetterofferyoumoremoneytodoso-orevendoublethat

dependingonwhereyoulivenow.That'sbecauseMoscowhasjustbeenfoundtobetheworld'smostexpensivecityfor

thesecondyearinarowbyMercerHumanResourcesConsulting.

UsingthecostoflivinginNewYorkasabase,MercerdeterminedMoscowis34.4percentmoreexpensive

includingthecostofhousing,transportation,food,clothing,householdgoodsandentertainment（娱乐）.

Atwo-bedroomflatinMoscownowcosts$4,000amonth;aCD$24,83,andaninternationalnewspaper$6.30,

accordingtoMercer.Bycomparison,afastfoodmealwithahamburger（汉堡包）isastealat$4.80.

LondontakestheNo.2place,upfromNo.5ayearago,thankstohighercostofhousingandastrongerBritish

poundrelativetothedollar.Mercerestimates（估算）Londonis26percentmoreexpensivethanNewYorkthesedays.

FollowingLondoncloselyareSeoulandTokyo,bothofwhichare22percentmoreexpensivethanNewYork,whileNo.

5HongKongis19percentmorecostly.

AmongNorthAmericancities,NewYorkandLosAngelesarethemostexpensiveandaretheonlytwolistedinthe

top50oftheworld'smostexpensivecities.Butbothhavefallensincelastyear'sstudy—NewYorkcamein15th,down

from10thplace,whileLosAngelesfellto42ndfrom29thplaceayearago.SanFranciscocameinadistantthirdatNo.

54,down20placesfromayearearlier.

Toronto,meanwhile,isCanada'smostexpensivecitybutfell35placestotake82ndplaceworldwide.InAustralia,

SydneyisthepriciestplacetoliveinandNo.21worldwide.

5.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“asteal“inParagraph3mean?

A.anactofstealingB.somethingdelicious

C.somethingverycheapD.anactofbuying

6.Londonhasbecomethesecondmostexpensivecitybecauseof.

A.thehighcostofclothingB.thestrongerpoundagainstthedollar

C.itsexpensivetransportationD.thehighpricesoffastfoodmeals

7.Whichcityisthethirdmostexpensiveonthelist?

A.Tokyo.B.HongKong.C.Moscow.D.Sydney.

8.WhichcityhasdroppedmostonthelistinNorthAmerica?

A.NewYork.B.LosAngeles.C.SanFrancisco.D.Toronto.

Passage3

ItalianLakesandGreekIslands（12Days）

Pricesstartingfrom$1,999

YourtourbeginsinMilan,Italy,andmovesontotheprettyItalianLakeDistrictandtheattractiveresort（胜地）of

Stresa,yourhomefortwonights.ColletteVacationshascarefullychosentheCostaVictoriaasyourhomeawayfrom

homeforyour7-nightjourneyalongthewaterwaysoftheMediterranean.Thecruiseshipisfilledwiththewarmthand

cultureofItalyandisrichlydesignedwithentertainment（娱乐）areasandverygoodlivingconditions.Itwilltakeyouto

theplacesofyourdreams.

You'llspend4daystouringGreekcitiesyou'vealwaysheardabout.InKatakolon,youwillhavetheonlyunguided

tourtonearbyOlympiaonthewholejourney.ThenwithalocalguideyouwillvisittheGreekislandsofSantorini,

whichisoftenrelatedtothestoryofthelostcityofAtlantis,andMykonos,awonderfulislandwithbeautifulbeaches.

YourjourneyendsinVerona,homeofthelovestoryRomeoandJuliet,withafun-filledfarewelldinner-aperfect

endingtoapleasantjourney.

12Day,25Meals:10Breakfasts,6Lunches,9Dinners

Day1OvernightflighttoItaly

Day2-3ReginaPalace,Stresa,Italy

Day4-10CostaVictoria（Costacruises）

Day11HotelLeopardi,Verona,Italy

Day12Leaveforhome

PleaseNote:

LeavingdatePriceforoneperson

April7$2,099

June2$2,199

October6$2,099

November3$1,999

9.Howisthejourneyplanned?

A.ItstartsandendsinItaly.B.ItstartsandendsinGreece.

C.ItstartsinItalyandendsinGreece.D.ItstartsinGreeceandendsinItaly.

10.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetravelplan?

A.Thepricemaygetlowerthanthoseintheplan.B.Thepricesincludethreemealsaday.

C.Thepriceisthehighestinsummer.D.Thepricesincludeentertainmentservice.

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"theCostaVictoria,,mostprobablyreferto?

A.Afamoushotel.B.Abeautifulresort.C.Acomfortableship.D.Along-distancebus.

12.Touristswilltravelontheirownin.

A.StresaB.OlympiaC.MykonosD.Verona

Passage4

Whattimeisit?Mostpeopleareprettyaccurateintheiranswer.Andifyoudon'tknowforsure,it'sverylikelythat

youcanfindout.Theremaybeawatchonyourwrist;theremaybeaclockonthewall,desk,orcomputerscreen;or

maybeyou'reridinginacarthathasaclockinthedashboard（仪表板）.

Evenifyoudon'thaveatimepieceofsomesortnearby,yourbodykeepsitsownbeat.Humanshaveaninternal

clockthatregulates（调节）thebeatingofourheart,thepaceofourbreathing,thedischarge（排出）ofchemicalswithin

ourbloodstream,andmanyotherbodilyfunctions.

Timeissomethingfromwhichwecan'tescape.Evenifweignoreit,it'sstillgoingby,tickingaway,secondby

second,minutebyminute,hourbyhour.Sothemainissueinusingyourtimewellis,"Who'sincharge?^^Wecanallow

timetoslipbyandletitbeourenemy.Orwecantakecontrolofitandmakeitourally.

Bytakingcontrolofhowyouspendyourtime,you'llincreaseyourchancesofbecomingamoresuccessfulstudent.

Perhapsmoreimportantly,thebetteryouareatmanagingthetimeyoudevotetoyourstudies,themoretimeyou'llhave

tospendonyouroutsideinterests.

Theaimoftimemanagementisnottoscheduleeverymomentsowebecomeslavesofatimetablethatgoverns

everywakingmomentoftheday.Instead,theaimistomakeinformedchoicesastohowweuseourtime.Ratherthan

lettingthedaygoby,largelywithoutourawareness,whatwearegoingtodiscussnextcanmakeusbetterabletocontrol

timeforourownpurposes.

13.Theunderlinedword"ally''inPara.3mostlikelymeanssomebodyorsomethingthatis.

A.yourslaveandservesyouB.yoursupporterandhelpsyou

C.underyourcontrolandobeysyouD.underyourinfluenceandfollowsyou

14.Theauthorintendstotellusthattime.

A.couldberegulatedbyatimepiecesuchasaclockorawatch

B.couldbemanagedbytheinternalclockofhumanbodies

C.shouldbewellmanagedforourowninterest

D.shouldbesavedforoutsideinterests

15.Inthenextpart,theauthorwouldmostprobablydiscusswithyou.

A.howtokeepupwiththetimesB.howtomakeupforlosttime

C.howtohaveagoodtimeD.howtomakegooduseoftime

Passage5

Foryearswehavebeentoldthatencouragingachild'sself-respectisimportanttohisorhersuccessinlife.Butchild

expertsarenowlearningthattoomuchpraisecanleadtotheoppositeeffect,Praise・ahulickidswhoexpectitatevery

turnmaybecometeenswhoseekthesamekindofapprovalfromtheirfriendswhenaskediftheywanttogointhe

backseatofthecar.

Theimplication（含义）ofsaying“Youaretheprettiestgirlinclass,“ortalkingaboutthegoalsshescoredbutnother

overalleffort,isthatyouloveheronlywhenshelooksthebest,scoresthehighest,achievesthemost.Andthiscarries

overtotheclassroom.

SocialpsychologistCarolDweck,PhD,testedtheeffectsofoverpraiseon400fifthgraderswhileshewasat

ColumbiaUniversity.Shefoundthatkidspraisedfor"tryinghard^^didbetterontestsandweremorelikelytotakeon

difficultassignmentsthanthosepraisedforbeing“smart”.

“Praisingattributes（品质）orabilitiesmakesafalsepromisethatsuccesswillcometoyoubecauseyouhavethat

quality,anditdevalueseffort,sochildrenareafraidtotakeonchallenges,9,saysDweck,nowatStanfordUniversity.

“Theyfigurethey'dbetterquitwhilethey'reahead.^^

16.Theunderlinedwords"Praise-aholickids"refertokidswhoare.

A.tiredofbeingpraisedB.worthyofbeingpraised

C.veryproudofbeingpraisedD.extremelyfondofbeingpraised

17.Theauthorquoted（弓I用）Dr.Dweek'swordsinthelastparagraphinordertomakethearticle.

A.better-knownB.better-organizedC.morepersuasiveD.moreinteresting

18.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.praiseforeffortsshouldbemoreencouraged

B.praiseforresultsworksbetterthanpraiseforefforts

C.praisingachild'sachievementsbenefitshisorhersuccessinlife

D.praisingachild'sabilitiesencourageshimorhertotakeonchallenges

Passage6

WhenIwasachild,IoftendreamedofthetimewhenIcouldleavehomeandescapetothecity.Welivedonafarm,

and,inthewinterespecially,wewerequiteoutofffromtheoutsideworld.AssoonasIleftschool,Ipackedmybags

andmovedtothecapital.However,Isoondiscoveredthatmylifehasitsproblemstoo.

Onebigdisadvantageismoney—itcostssomuchtogoout,nottomentionbasicslikefoodandhousing.Another

disadvantageispollution.Isufferfromasthma（哮喘），andattimestheairissobadthatIamafraidtogooutside.Then

thereistheproblemoftravelinground.AlthoughIhaveacar,Iseldomuseitbecauseofthetrafficjams.Onechoiceis

togobybicycle,butthatcanbequitedangerous.

Ofcoursethereareadvantages.First,thereissomuchtodointhecity,whateveryoutastesincultureor

entertainment（娱乐活动）.Besides,therearewonderfuljobsandgreaterchancesofmovingtoamoreimportantjobor

position.Finally,ifyoulikeshopping,thevarietyofgoodsisverysurprising一and,whatismore,shopsareoftenonly

ashortwalkaway.

Islifebetterthen,inthecity?Perhapsitis,whenyouareinyourteens（十几岁）ortwenties.However,asyouget

older,andespeciallyifyouhavesmallchildren,thepeaceofthecountrysidemayseempreferable.Icertainlyhopeto

movebacktheresoon.

19.Whatwasthewriteralwaysthinkingaboutwhenhewasachild?

A.Stayingonthefarm.B.Movingtothecountryside.

C.Leavinghomeforthecity.D.Runningawayfromtheschool.

20.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthewriter?

A.Heisveryoldnow.B.Heisingoodhealth.

C.Heprefersdrivingacar.D.Helivesinthecitynow.

21.Inthepassage,thewritertriesto.

A.expresshisopinionsaboutwayoflifeB.describehislifeinthecountryside

C.showaninterestintheoutsideworldD.persuadethereadertoliveinthecity

22.Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?

A.Byinferring.B.Bycomparing.C.Bylistingexamples.D.Bygivingexplanations.

Passage7

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Passage8

Peoplebelievethatclimbingcandogoodtohealth.Wherecanyoulearntheskillofclimbingthen?Ifyouthinkthat

youhavetogotothemountainstolearnhowtoclimb,you'rewrong.ManyAmericansarelearningtoclimbincity

gyms（体育馆）.Here,peoplearelearningonspecialclimbingwalls.Theclimbingwallgoesstraightupandsmall

holdingplacesforhandsandfeet.

Howdopeopleclimbthewall?Toclimb,youneedspecialshoesandaharness（保护带）aroundyourchesttohold

you.Thereareropes（绳索）tiedtoyourharness.Theropesholdyouinplacesothatyoudon'tfall.Abeginner'swallis

usuallyabout15feethigh,andyouclimbstraightup.Therearesmallpiecesofmetalthatstickoutforyoutostandon

andholdonto.Sometimesit'seasytoseethenewpieceofmetal.Sometimes,ifsnot.Themostdifficultistocontrol

your色ar.It'snormalfbrhumanstobeafraidoffalling,soit'sdifficultnottofeelfear.Butwhenyoumoveawayfrom

thewall,theharnessandtheropesholdyou,andyoubegintofeelsafe.Youmoveslowlyuntilyoureachthetop.

Climbingattractspeoplebecauseit'sgoodexerciseforalmosteveryone.Youuseyourwholebody,especiallyyour

armsandlegs.Thissportgivesyourbodyacompleteworkout.Whenyouclimb,bothyourmindandyourbodycan

becomestronger.

27.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Peoplearefairlyinterestedinclimbingnowadays.B.Itisimpossibletobuildupone'sbodybyclimbing.

C.Peoplecanonlylearntheskillofclimbingoutdoors.D.Itisalwayseasytoseeholdingplacesinclimbing.

28.Themostdifficultthingtodoinwallclimbingis.

A.totieropestoyourharnessB.tocontrolyourfear

C.tomoveawayfromthewallD.toclimbstraightup

29.Theword"workout"underlinedinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans.

A.settlementB.exerciseC.excitementD.tiredness

30.Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?

A.Totellpeoplewheretofindgyms.B.Toprovethebasicneedforclimbing.

C.Toencouragepeopletoclimbmountains.D.Introducethesportofwallclimbing.

Passage9

Somepeoplethinkthatasmoreandmorepeoplehavetelevisionsintheirhomes,fewerandfewerpeoplewillbuy

booksandnewspapers.Whyreadanarticleinthenewspaper,whentheTVnewscanbringyoutheinformationinafew

minutesandwithpictures?Whyreadthelifestoryofafamousman,whenashorttelevisionprogramcantellyouallthat

youwanttoknow?

Televisionhasnotkilledreadi*however.Today,newspaperssellinverylargenumbers.Andbooksofeverykind

aresoldmorethaneverbefore.Booksarestillacheapwaytogetinformationandenjoyment.Althoughsomebookswith

hardcoversareexpensive,manybooksareprintedtodayaspaperbacks（平装本），whicharequitecheap.Apaperback

collectionofshortstories,forexample,isalwayscheaperthananeveningatthecinemaorthetheater,andyoucankeep

abookforeverandreaditmanytimes.

Booksareawonderfulproviderofknowledgeandpleasureandsometypesofbooksshouldbeineveryhome.Every

homeshouldhaveagooddictionary.Agoodencyclopedia（百年斗全书）,thoughexpensive,isuseful,too,becauseyoucan

findinformationonanysubject.Besides,youcanhavesuchbooksashistorybooks,sciencetextbook,cookbooks,and

collectionsofstoriesandpoems.Thenfromtimetotimeyoucantakeabookofpoemsoffyourshelvesandreadthe

thoughtsandfeelingsofyourfavoritepoets.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.TVprogramsareachiefproviderofknowledgeB.cinemasarethebestchoiceingettinginformation

C.readingisacheapwayoflearningandhavingfunD.newspapersareanexpensivewaytoenjoyoneself

32.Whatdoesthesentences"Televisionhasnotkilledreading,however^^underlinedinthesecondparagraph

suggest?

A.Peopleonlyneedreading,though.B.Readingisstillnecessarytoday.

C.Readingismorefunthantelevision.D.Watchingtelevisiondoesn'thelpreading.

33.Whichofthefollowingismainlydiscussedinthelastparagraph?

A.Typesofbook.B.Kindsofdictionaries.

C.Listsofhistory.D.Collectionsofstoriesandpoems.

34.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Fewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooks.B.Agooddictionaryshouldbekeptineveryhome.

C.Bookswithhardcoverssellbetterthanpaperbacks.D.MorepeoplelikeTVprogramsaboutfamousmen.

Passage10

Thesmallnumberofnewbornbabies,whichhasbeencausedbyhighpricesandthechangingsocialsituationof

women,isoneofthemostseriousproblemsinAsia.Whenpeopletalkaboutit,youcanhearawordinventedinJapan,

“DINKS”,whichmeansDoubleIncomeNoKids（小孩）.

InmanymajorAsiancitieslikeSeoul,Singapore,andTokyo,thecostofahouseisextremelyhigh.Ayoungcouple

whowanttobuytheirownhousemayhavetopayabout$300,000（thoughpriceshavefallen）.Foraflatwithone

bedroom,onedining-room,akitchen,andabathroom,thecouplewillpayabout$900amonth.What'smore,ifthey

wanttohaveachild,thechild'seducationisveryexpensive.Forexample,mostkindergartenchargesareatleast$5,000

ayear.Insuchasituation,it'sdifficulttoaffordchildren.

Thenumberofmarriedwomenwhowanttocontinueworkingincreasesrapidlybecausetheyenjoytheirjobs.

However,iftheywanttohavechildren,theyimmediatelyhaveseriousproblems.Thoughmostcompaniesallowwomen

toleavetheirjobsforashorttimetohaveababy,theyexpectwomenwithbabiestogiveuptheirjobs.Inshort,ifthey

wanttobringupchildrenproperly,bothparentshavetowork,butitishardformotherstowork.Indeed,womenwho

wanttocontinueworkinghavetochoosebetweenhavingchildrenorkeepingtheirjobs.

Inaword,Asiangovernmentsmusttakestepstoimprovethepresentsituationassoonaspossible.

35.Whatisthemainproblembeingdiscussedinthepassage?

A.Thesmallnumberofnewbornbabies.B.Thechangingsocialsituationofwomen.

C.Thehighpricesofhousesandeducation.D.ThenecessarystepsofAsiangovernments.

36.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.ItiseasyforacoupletoaffordachildinAsia.B.ThepricesofhouseinAsiaarequitelownow.

C.Fewerandfewermarriedwomenwanttohaveajob.D.Theword"DINKS”appearedinanAsiancountry.

37.Tobuyaflatandsendachildtokindergarten,howmuchwillacouplepayeachyear?

A.$5,000B.$5,900C.$10,800D.$15,800

38.ThewriterseemstobelievethatAsiangovernmentsshould.

A.letwomenstayathomeandhaveababyB.allowoneoftheparentstogoouttowork

C.careforthegrowingneedsofwomenforjobsD.punishthecompaniesthatpermitwomentoleave

Passage11

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