2011年高考英語重慶卷閱讀真題

1、用心愛心專心22011年重慶卷AThere was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers, he used two buckets. One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very old anddilapidated one, which had seen manyyears of service, but was now past its best.Every morning, the gardener would f

2、ill up the two buckets. Then he would carry them along the path, one on each side, to the flowerbeds. The new bucket was very proud of itself. It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled. The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds,

3、 much water had leaked along the path.Sometimes the new bucket would say, “ See how capable I am! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day! I don t know why he stillbothers with you. What a waste of space you are!And all that the old bucket could say was,“I know I am no

4、t very useful, but I can only do my best.I m happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me, at least.”O(jiān)ne day, the gardener heard that kind of conversation. After watering the flowers as usual, he said, “You both have done your work very well. Now I am going to carry you back. I want

5、 you to look carefully along the path. ”Then the two buckets did so. All along the path, they noticed, on the side where the new bucket was carried, there was just bare earth; on the other side where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to the garde

6、n.56. What does the underlined word （dilapidated probably mean?D. Plain-looking.D. His leaking.A. Dirty.B. Dark.C. Worn-out.57. What was the old bucket ashamed of?A. His past.B. His aging.C. His manner.58. The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to.B. take pity on the old oneD. pra

7、ise the gardener s kindnessB. Because it stayed in its best condition.D. Because it had its own function.A. laugh at the old oneC. show off its beautiful looks59. Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?A. Because it was used to keep a balance.C. Because it was taken as a treasure.BMapping

8、 Your WorldDifferent forms of maps are appearing. They allow independent travelers to get local knowledge of places they are visting, from the official to the unusual. Meanwhile, hi-tech developments are creating new ways for us to map the world. Here are two of our favorites:Green MapsGreen Maps al

9、lows people to share with the world their knowledge of environmentally friendly places and attractions in the local areas. Users add information with a set oficons （圖標(biāo)）,making it easy toread any map, whatever the nationalities of those who produce it. At present there are over five hundredmap projec

10、ts being developed in 54 countries.GreenMaps advertised idea is “think global , map local ”.It is a wonderful way of gaining all sorts of information of a place, ranging from community gardens to good places of birdwatching.Green Maps is not specifically intended for travelers. Not all of its maps a

11、re online, so it may be necessary for some users to communicate with producers through the Green Maps website.Map MashupsMany people use online maps developed by Google, but not many know about the mashups of them. Working in a similar way to Green Maps, Map Mashups allows people to add icons of the

12、ir own to existing maps to express a certain topic. The mashups is so called because it combines all the knowledge you could ever need. It ranges from the extremely useful, such as where all the World Heritage Sites are, to the mostbizarre（古怪的），such as where America s drunkest cities are. With the m

13、ashups added to the basic Google Maps, a multi-layered map can be created.60. According to the passage, which of the following is a characteristic of Green Maps?A. Aiming at environmental protection.C. Offering advice to independent travelers.B. Introducing local attractions with icons.D. Collecting

14、 icons worldwide for local maps.61. Which of the following icons is most probably NOT used in Green Maps?A.C.B.D.62. “Map Mashupsis named with the worda mashupsbecause.A. it is produced by users all over the worldB. it gathers various kinds of informationC. it shares icons with Green MapsD. it is a

15、branch of Google Maps63. What do Green Maps and Map Mashups have in common?A. They are created by local people.B. They are environmentally friendly.C. Users can edit maps on the Internet.D. Users need to communicate with producers.CGetting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing.

16、 However, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt.In the early 16 thcentury, peoplethought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, asmedical opinion had itthat washingoff dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let illsin.A particulardanger was thought tolie in publicba

17、ths. By 1538, the French king had closed the bath housesinhiskingdom.So did the king of England in 1546. Thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in Europe lived with dirt in a friendly way. Henry IV, King of France, was famously dirty. Upon learning that a nobleman had taken a bath, the ki

18、ng ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman should not go out.Though the belief in the merit of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18th century. Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to health. Clean water supply an

19、d hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. Yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since World War n . Advertise ments repeatedly sell the idea: clothes need to be whiter than white, cloths ever softer, surfaces to shine. Has the hate for dirt, however, g

20、one too far?Attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. Many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease. On the contrary, Mary Ruebush, an American immunologist （免疫學(xué)家）,encourages children to play in the dirt to

21、build up a strong immune system. And the latter position is gaining some ground.64. The kings of France and England in the 16th century closed bath houses because.inA. they lived healthily in a dirty environment.B they thought bath houses were to dirty to stayC. they believed disease could be spread

22、 in public baths skin disease65. Which of the following best describes Henry IVD. they considered bathing as the cause ofA. Afraid.B. Curious.s attitude to bathing?C. Approving.D. Uninterested.66. How does the passage mainly develop?A. By providing examples.C. By following the order of time.B. By ma

23、king comparisons.D. By following the order of importance.67. What is the author s purpose in writing the passage?B. To introduce the history of dirt.D. To present the change of views on dirt.A. To stress the role of dirt.C. To call attention to the danger of dirt.William Butler Yeats, a most famous

24、Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood lacked the harmony that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “ little of childhood but its pain ”. In fact, he inherited excellent taste in art from his family - both his father an

25、d his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama and poetry.Yeats had strong faith in coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments, however, were not rece

26、ived favo rably at the beginning. He didn t lose heart, and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama.Compared with his dramatic works, Yeats s poems attract much admiring notice.The subject matterincludes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional f

27、orms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition.He had not enjoyed a major public lift since winning the Nobel Price in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stop

28、ped writing at age 40, he would probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest works between th e ages of 50 and 75. After Yeats s death in 1939, W.H. Auden wrote, among others, the following lines:Earth, receive an honor

29、ed guest:William Yeats is laid to rest.Let the Irish vessel （ 船 ） lieEmptied of its poetry.68. Which of the following can describe Yeats s family?A. It filled Yeats s childhood with laughter.B. It was shocked by Yeats s choice.C. It was a typically wealthy family.D. It had an artistic atmosphere.69.

30、 According to the passage, what do we know about Yeats s life?A. Yeats founded the first Irish theater.B.Yeats stuck to modern forms in his peotry.C. Yeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s.D. Yeats was not favored by the public until the 1923 Noble Prize.70. What kind of feeling is exp

31、ressed in W.H.Auden s lines?A. Envy.B. Sympathy.C. Emptiness.D. Admiration.71. What is the passage mainly about?A. Yeats s literary achievements .B. Yeats s historical inf luence.C. Yeats s artistic ambition .D. Yeats s national honor .ESkeptics are a strange lot. Some of them refuse to admit the se

32、rious threat of human activities to the environment, and they are tired of people who disagree with them. Those people, say skeptics,spread notingbut bad news about the environment. The “ eco - guilt ” brought on by the discouraging news about our planet gives rise to the popularity of skeptics as p

33、eople search for more comforting worldviews.Perhaps that explains why a new book by Bjorn Lomborg received so much publicity.That book, The SkepticalEnvironmentalist , declares that it measures the “ real state of the world ” as fine. Of course, another explanation is the deep pockets of some big bu

34、sinesses with special interests. Indeed, Mr. Lomborg s views are similar to those of some industry-funded organizations, which start huge activities through the media to confuse the public about issues like global warming.So it was strange to see Mr. Lomborg s book go largely unchallenged in the med

35、ia though his beliefs were contrary to most scientific opinions. One national newspaper in Canada ran a number of articles and reviews full of words of praise, evenwith the conclusion that “ After Lomborg, the environmental movementwill begin to die down. ”Such one-sided views should have immediatel

36、y been challenged. But only a different review appeared inNature, a respected science magazine with specific readership. The review remarked that Mr. Lomborg s“ preference for unexamined materials isincredible （ 不可信的）” .A critical eye is valuable, and the media should present information in such a w

37、ay that could allow people to make informed decisions. Unfortunately, that is often inaccessible as blocked by the desire to be shocking or to defend some special interest. People might become half-blind before a world partially exhibited by the media. That s a shame, because matters concerning the health of the planet are far too importan