2011年高考英語試題匯編―閱讀理解2

1、2011年高考英語試題匯編一閱讀理解22011年（安徽卷）第三部分閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。APassage1TheinformationHighwayistheroadthatlinkscomputeruserstoalargenumberofon-lineservices;theWeb,e-mail,andsoftware,tomentionjustafew.Notlongago,theinformationHighwaywasanewroad,withnotmanyusers

2、.Now,everyoneseemstowanttotakeadrive,withover30millionfamiliesconnectedworldwide.Notsurprisingly,thiswell-traveledhighwayisstartingtolooklikeawell-traveledhighway.Trafficjamscancausemanyseriousproblems,forcingthesystemtoclosedownforrepair.Naturally,accidentswillhappenonsuchacrowedroad,andusuallyvict

3、imsaresomefiles,goneforever.Then,ofcourse,there'sMr.Cool,withhisnewbroad-bandconnection,whospeedsdownthehighwayfasterthanmostofuscango.Butdon'ttrickyourself;hepaysforthatspeeding.Passage2Wanttoknowmoreaboutglobalwarmingandhowyoucanhelppreventit?DoctorHermanFriedman,whoisconsideredaleadingexp

4、ertonthesubject,willspeakatGraysonHallnextFriday.Friedmanstudiedenvironmentalscienceatthreewell-knownuniversitiesaroundtheworldbeforebecomingaprofessorinthesubject.Hehasalsotraveledaroundtheworldobservingenvironmentalconcerns.Thegradualbleaching（變白）oftheGrateBarrierReef,whichcameintothepubliceyein20

5、02,inhislatestinterest.Signedcopiesofhiscolorfulbook,whichwaspublishedjustlastmonth,willbeonsaleafterhistalk.56.TheInformationHighwayA.isfreefromtrafficaccidentsB.iscrowdedwithcardriversC.offersjustafewon-lineservicesD.appealstoalargenumberofusers57.HowdoesMRCoolmanagetotraveltheInformationHighwayso

6、fast?A.Bystoringfewerfiles.B.Byrepairthesystem.C.Bybuyingabettercomputer.D.Byusingabroad-bandconnection.58.WhatcanbelearnedfromPassenger2?A.TherewillbeabookshowatCraysonHallB.FriedmanisnowstudyingtheGreatBarrierReef.C.Therewillbeatalkonglobalwarmingthisweek.D.Friedmanisaleadingexpertoncomputerscienc

7、e.59.Passenger2ismostprobablyA.aposteraboutalecture.B.anadforanewbook.C.anotetoadoctorinauniversity.D.anintroductiontoaprofessor.60.FromthetextweknowthatwindmillsA.wereinventedbyEuropeanarmies.B.haveahistoryofmorethan2800years.C.usedtosupplypowertoradioinremoteareas.D.haverarelybeenusedsinceelectric

8、itywasdiscovered.61.Whatwasanewuseforwindpowerinthelatel9thcentury?A.Sailingaboat.B.Producingelectricity.C.Grindingwheatintoflour.D.Pumpingwaterfromunderground.62.Oneofthereasonswindwasrediscoveredinthe1970isthatA.windpoweriscleaner.B.itisoneoftheoldestpowersources.C.itwascheapertocreatenergyfromwin

9、d.D.thesupplyofcoalandgasfailedtomeetneeds.63.Whatwouldtheauthorprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Theadvantageofwindpower.B.Thedesignofwindpowerplants.C.Theworldwidemovementtosaveenergy.D.Theglobaltrendtowardsproducingpowerfromwind.CTheyarethesortoffriendswhoaresoclosetheytrusteachotherwith

10、theirlives.Ifonefailstheotheristheretocatchhim.TheyareWellman,whoselegswerepermanentlyinjurednineyearsagoinarock-climbingaccident.andCorbett,anexperiencedrockclimber,Together,theyclimedupHalfDome,thefamous2,000-footrockintheYosemiteNationalPark,themediumofthroughthemostdifferentroutes.（路線）Duringthec

11、limb,Crorbetttookthelead,hitinthemetalspikes（尖狀物）thatguidedtheropesandclimbedup.Then,afterWellmanmpulledhimselfuptherope,Corbettwentdowntoremovethespikersandclimbedupagain.Thisprocesswasrepeatedtimeandagain,inchbyinch,for13days.Wellman'sjobwasnoteasyeither.Hegothimselfuptheropethroughupperbodyst

12、engthalone.Inall,Wellmanfiguredthathehaddone5,000pull-upsuptheropeontheclimb.However,whenthetwomenfirstmet,theynevertalkedaboutclimbing."heknewthatwashowIgotinjured."Wellmansaid.UntilonedayWellmandecidedthathewantedtoclimbagainandtheystartedtraining.Theirclimbofhalfdomewasnotallsmooth.Aton

13、epoint,piecesofrockgaveway,andCorbettdroppeddownquickly.Wellmanlockedtheirropeinplace.Stoppingthefailat20feet.Hisquickactionprobablysavedhisfriend'slife."yourpartnercansaveyourlife-youcansaveyourpartner'slife,“Wellmansaidasthepairreceivedcongratulationsfromfriends.”therearerealcloseties

14、.”64.whichofthefollowingwasachallengeforCorbettinclimbinghalfdome?A.toclimbuptoremovethespikes.B.toclimbittwiceC.todo5,000pull-upsuptherope.D.tolocktheropeinplace.65.whydidthetwomennevertalkaboutclimbingwhentheyfirstmet?A.Corbettwaspoorlytrained.B.Wellmanhadlostinterestinclimbing.C.Corbettdidn't

15、wanttohurtWellman.D.Wellmanhadn'tdecidedwhethertoclimbagain.66.whatdoweknowaboutWellman?A.heclimbedhalfdomebyhimself.B.hewasdisabledinatrafficaccident.C.hestoppedrock-climbingforsometime.D.hewassavedbyCorbettduringtheclimb.67.themainideaofthetextisthat_A.twobeadsarebetterthanoneB.friendshipispre

16、ciousinlifeC.thedisabledshouldnevergiveupD.amancanbedestroyedbutcannotbedefeatedDIrelandhashadaverydifficulthistory.Theproblemsstartedinthe16thcenturywhenEnglishrulersfriedtoconquer（征月艮）Ireland.Forhundredsofyears,theIrishpeoplefoughtagainsttheEnglish.Finally,in1921.TheBritishgovernmentwasforcedtogiv

17、eindependencetothesouthofIreland.Theresultisthattodaytherearetwo“Irelands”.NorthernIreland.Inthenorth,ispartoftheunitedkingdom.TherepublicofIreland.Inthesouth.Isanindependentcountry.Inthe1840sthemaincrop,potatoes,wasaffectedbydiseaseandabout750,000peoplediedofbunger.This,andashortage（短缺）ofwork,force

18、dmanypeopletoleaveIrelandandliveintheUSA,theUK,AustraliaandCanada.Asaresultoftheseproblems,thepopulationfellfrom8.2millionin1841to6.6millionin1851.Formanyyears,themajorityofIrishpeopleearnedtheirlivingasfarmers.Today,manypeoplestillworkonthelandbutmoreandmorepeoplearemovingtothecitiestoworkinfactori

19、esandoffices.Lifeinthecitiesisverydifferentfromlifeinthecountryside,wherethingsmoveataquieterandslowerpace.TheIrisharefamousforbeingwarm-heartedandfriendly,OscarWilde,afamousIrishwriter,oncesaidthattheIrishwere“thegreatesttalkerssincetheGreeks”,Sinceindependence,Irelandhasrevived（復興）itsowncultureofm

20、usic,language,literatureandsinging.DifferentareashavedifferentstylesofoldIrishsongwhicharesungwithoutinstruments.OtherkindsofIrishmusicusemanydifferentinstrumentssuchastheviolin,whistles,etc.68.whatdoestheauthortellusinparagraph1?A.howtheIrishfoughtagainsttheEnglish.B.howIrelandgainedindependence.C.

21、howEnglishrulerstriedtoconquerIreland.D.howtwo"Irelands”cameintobeing.69.welearnfromthetextthatinIreland。A.foodshortagesinthe1840sledtoadeclineinpopulationB.peoplearemovingtothecitiesforlackofworkinthecountrysideC.itishardertomakealivingasafarmerthanasafactoryworkerD.differentkindsofoldIrishson

22、gsareallsungwithinstruments70.thelastparagraphismainlyabout。A.theIrishcharacterB.IrishcultureC.IrishmusicalinstrumentsD.afamousIrishwriter71.whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.lifeinIrelandB.AVerydifficulthistoryC.Ireland,pastandpresentD.theindependenceofIrelandEGeorgeProchnikwouldlikewouldlikethewor

23、ldtoputasockinit.Hemakeshiscaseinanewbook,listenningforMeaninginaWorldofNoise,Hereheexplainshimself（usinghisindoorvoice）:“Wevebecomesoaccustomedtonoise,there'saboutalmostadeepprejudiceagainsttheideathatsilencemightbebeneficial.Ifyoutellsomeonetobequiet,yousoundlikeanoldman.Butit'sneverbeenmo

24、reimportanttofindcontinuingquiet.Silencefocusesus,improvesourhealth,andisakeytolastingpeaceandsatisfaction.”“Weneedtoexcitepeopleaboutthesoundsyoustarttohearifyoumerelyquietthingsdownalittle.DuringaJapaneseteaceremony,thesmallestsoundsbecomesakindofartthespoonsmakingalightringingsoundonabowl,theedge

25、sofakimono（和月艮）brushingagainstthefloor.”"Dearpeopleareveryattetice（專注的）inalmoseeveryaspectoflife.Iftwodeafpeoplearewalingtogether,usingsignlanguage,theyconstantlywatchoutforeachotherandproteceteachotherbypayingsteadyattentiontotheother.Theyareconnectedyetalsofullyawareoftheirsurroundings.Evende

26、afteenagers!Weinthehearingworldcanlearnfromthem.Ifweremovethepowerfulblasts（一陣陣）ofnoise,webomeawareofanextrodinarilyrichworldaroundusoflittlesoftandthesoundoffootsteps,ofbirdsongsandicecraking（開裂聲）.It'sastonishinghowbeautifulthingssoundwhenyoucanreallylisten."72.Whatdoesthephrase“toputasock

27、init”inParagraph1probablymean?A.tobequietB.tobecolorfulC.tobefullofloveD.tobeattentivetosomeone73.WhatdoesProehniksayaboutus?A.WeareusedtoquietnesssB.WehavetoputupwithnoiseC.WedonotthinksilencetobebeneficialD.Wedonotbelievelastingpeacetobeavailable74.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoProehnik?A.We

28、needmoresoundsinourlivesB.ThereisnothingtobelearnedfromthedeafC.WearenotawarehowrichtheworldaroundusisD.ThereistoomuchnoiseataJapaneseteaceremony75.Itcanbeinfereredfromthetextthat?.A.wecanbenefitalotfromoldpeopleB.itisagoodideatousesignlanguageC.thereisnoescapefromtheworldofsoundD.itispossibletofind

29、howbeautifulthingssound2011年（浙江卷）第二部分：閱讀理解（第一節(jié)20小題，第二節(jié)5小題；每小題2分，滿分50分）第一節(jié)：閱讀下列材料，從每題所給的四個選項（AB、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該選項標號涂黑。AOneeveninginFebruary2007.astudentnamedPaulaCeelybroughthercartoastoponaremoteinWales.Shegotouttoopenametalgatethatblockedherpath.That'swhensheheardthewhistlesoundedbythedri

30、verofatrain.HerRenaultClioparkedacrossarailwayline.Secondlater,shewatchedthetraindraghercaralmostakilometredowntherailwaytracks.Ceely'snearmissmadethenewsbecausesheblameditonherGPSdevice（導航儀）.Shehadneverdriventheroutebefore.Itwasdarkandrainingheavily.CeelywasrelyingonherGPS.Butitmadenomentionoft

31、hecrossing."Iputmycompletetrustinthedeviceanditledmerightintothepathofaspeedingtrain,"shetoldtheBBC.Whoistoblamehere?RickStevenson,whotellsCeely'sstoryinhisbookWhenMachinesFailUS,fingeratthelimitationsoftechnology.Weputourfaithindigitaldevices,hesays,butourdigitalhelpersaretoooftennotu

32、ptothejob.Theyaref川edwithsmallproblems.Andit'snotjustGPSdevices:Stevensontakesusonatourofdigitaldisastersinvolvingeverythingfrommobilephonestowirelesskeyboards.Theproblemwithhisargumentinthebookisthatit'snotclearwhyheonlyfocusesdigitaltechnology,whiletheremaybeanumberofotherpossiblecauses.Am

33、ap-makermighthaveleftthecrossingoffapapermap.MaybeweshouldblameCeelyfornotpayingattention.perhapstherailwayauthoritiesareatfaultforpoorsignalingsystem.OrmaybesomeonehasstudiedtherelativedangersandworkedoutthattherereallyissomethingspecificwrongwiththeCPSequipment.ButStevensondoesn'tsay.It'sa

34、problemthatrunsthroughthebook.Inasectiononcars,Stevensongivesanaccoutoftheadvancedtechniquesthatcriminalsusetodefeatcomputer-basedlockingsystemsforcars.Heofferstwoindependentsetsoffiguresoncartheft;bothshowasmallriseinsomepartsofthecountry.Hesaysthatonceonceagainnotallnewlockshaveprovedreliable.Perh

35、aps,butmaybeit'salsoduetotheshortageofpolicemenonthestreets.Orchangingsocialcircumstances.Orsomecombinationofthesefactors.Thegamebetweenhumansandtheirsmartdevicesiscomplex.Itisshapedbyeconomicsandpsychologyandthecultureswelivein.Somewhereinthemixofthoseforcestheremaybewayawiseruseoftechnology.If

36、thereissuchaway,itshouldinvolvemorethanjustanawarenessoftheshortcomingsofourmachines.Afterall,wehavelivedwiththemforthousandsofyears.Theyhaveprobablybeenfoolingusforjustaslong.41.WhatdidPaulaCeelythinkwasthecauseofheraccident?A.Shewasnotfamiliarwiththeroad.B.Itwasdarkandrainingheavilythen.C.Therailw

37、ayworksfailedtogivethesignal.D.HerGPSdevicedidn'ttellheraboutthecrossing42.Thephrase”nearmiss”(paragraph2)canbestbereplacedby.A.closebitB.heavylossC.narrowescapeD.bigmistake43.WhichofthefollowingwouldRickStevensonmostprobablyagreewith?A.Moderntechnologyiswhatwecan'tlivewithout.B.Digitaltechn

38、ologyoftenfallsshortofoutexpectation.C.Digitaldevicesaremorereliablethantheyusedtobe.D.GPSerrorisnottheonlycauseforCelery'saccident.44.Inthewriter'sopinion,Stevenson'sargumentis.A.one-sidedB.reasonableC.puzzlingD.well-based45.Whatistherealconcernofthewriterofthisarticle?A.Themajorcauseso

39、ftrafficaccidentsandcarthefts.B.TherelationshipbetweenhumansandtechnologyC.Theshortcomingsofdigitaldevicesweuse.D.Thehumanunawarenessoftechnicalproblems.48.Whatwillthegovernmentmostprobablyprovideifitisengagedinapump-primingprogram?A.SumsofmoneyB.RawmaterialsC.Humanresources.D.MediaSupport.49.WhenSy

40、lviasays“HisspeechwasOKbutithadnorealpunch”,shethinksitwasnot.A.fluentandimpressiveB.logicalandmovingC.informativeandsignificantD.interestingandpowerfulCInthemoreandmorecompetitivescrviceindustry,itisnolongerenoughtopromisecustomrrsatisfaction.Today,customer“delighi”iswhatcompaniesaretryingtoachieve

41、inorordertokeepandincreasemarketshare.Itisacceptedinthemarketingindustry,andconfirmedbyanumberofresearches,thatcustomersreceivinggoodservicewillpromotebusinessbytellingupto12otherpeople:thosetreatedbadlywilltelltheirtalesofwoetoupto20people,80percentofpeoplewhofeeltheircomplaintsarehandledfairlywill

42、stayloyalNewllengesforcustomercarehavecomewhenpeoplecanobtaingoodsandservicesthroughtelephonecallcentersandtheIntemet.Forexample,manycompaniesnowhavetoinvest(投資)alotofmoneyininformationtechnologyandstafftraininginordertocopewiththe“phonerage“一causedbydelaysinansweringcalls,beingcutoffinmid-conversat

43、ionorleftwaitingforlongperiods."Manypeopledonotliketalkingtomachines,“saysDr.StoreySeniorLecturerinMarketngatCityUniversityBusinessSchool."Banks,forexample,encouragestaffatcallcenterstousecustomerdatatoestablishinstantandgoodrelationshipwiththem.Theaimistomakethecustometfeeltheyknowyouandt

44、hatyoucantrest-thesortofcomfortablefeelingspeoplehaveduringface-to-facechatswiththeirlocalbranchmanager."Recommendewaysofcreatingcustomerdelightinclude:under-promisingandover-delivering(sayingthatarepairwillbecamedoutwithinfivehours,butgettingitdonewithintwo);replacingafaultyproductimmediately:

45、throwinginagiftvoucher(購物禮卷)asanunexpected“thankyou”toregntlarcustomers;andalwaysreturningcalls,evenwhentheyarecomplaints.Aimingforcustomerdelightisallverywell,butifservicesdonotreachthehighlevelpromised,disappointmentorworsewillbetheresult.Thiscanbeeasedbyofferinganaplogyandanexplanationofwhytheser

46、vicedidnotmeetusualstandardswithempathy(forexample,“Iknowhowyoumustfeel"),andpossiblesolutions(replacement,compensationorwhateverfaimesssuggestsbestmeetsthecase).Airlinesfacesomeofthetourhestchallengesovercustomercare.Fiercecompetitionhasconvincedthemthatdelightingpassengersisanimportantmarketi

47、ngtool,whilethereisgreatpotentialforcustomerangeroverdelayscausedbyweather,unclaimedluggageandtechniealproblems.ForBritishAirwaysstaff,awinningtelephonestyleisconsidercdvitalinhandlingthelargevolumeofcallsaboutbookingsandflighttimes.Theyaretrainedtoanswerquickly,withtheirname,jobtitleandataughttoreg

48、ardeachotherascustomersrequiringthehigheststandardsofservice.Customercareisobviouslyheretostayanditwouldbeafoolishcompanythatusedsloganssuchas"wedoasweplease”.Ontheotherhand,themorecustomersarepromised,thegreatertheriskofdisappointment.50.WecanlearnfromParagraph2that.A.complainingcustomersareha

49、rdtosatisfyB.unsatisfiedcustomersreceivebetterserviceC.“weareheretohelpheavilyininformationisavailableinstantlycustomercarepoliciesareattitude.Thecompanyhasinvestodtechnologytomakesurethatinfomationonscren.BritishareappliedwithinAirwaysalsosaysitsthecompanyandstaffSatisfiedcustomerscatchmoreattentio

50、nD.well-treatedcustomerspromotebusiness51.Thewritermentions“phonerage”(Paragraph3)toshowthat.A.customersoftenusephonestoexpresstheirangerB.peoplestillprefertobuygoodsonlineC.customercarebecomesmoreattentionD.customersrelyontheirphonestoobtainservices52.Whatdoesthewriterrecommendtocreatedelight?A.Cal

51、lingcustomersregularlyB.Givinga“thankyou"note.C.DeliveringaquickerserviceD.Promisingmoregifts.53.Ifamanagershouldshowhisempathy(Paragraph6),whatwouldheprobablysay?A."Iknowhowupsetyoumustbe."B.“Iappreciateyourunderstanding.”C."I'msorryforthedelay."D.“Iknowit'sourfault

52、.”54.Customerdelightisimportantforairlinesbecause.A.theirtelephonestyleremainsanchangedB.theyaremorelikelytomeetwithcomplaintsC.theservicescostthemalotofmoneyD.thepoliciescanbeappliedtotheirstaff55.Whichofthefollowingisconveyedinthisarticle?A.Face-to-faceservicecreatescomfortablefeelingsamongcustome

53、rs.B.Companiesthatpromisemorewillnaturallyattractmorecustomers.C.Acompanyshouldpromiselessbutdomoreinacompetitivemarket.D.Customerdelightismoreimportantforairlinesthanforbanks.DItwasSaturday.Asalways,itwasabusyone,for“Sixdaysshallyoulaboranddoallyourwork”wastakenseriouslybackthen.Outside,FatherandMr

54、.Patricknextdoorwerebusychoppingfirewood.Insidetheirownhouses,MotherandMrs.Patrickwereengagedinspringcleaning.Somehowtheboyshadslippedawaytothebacklotwiththeirkites.Now,evenattheriskofhavingBrothercaughttobeatcarpets,theyhadsenthimtothekitchenforstring（線）.Itseemedtherewasnolimittotheheightstowhichki

55、teswouldflytoday.Mymotherlookedatthesittingroom,itsfurnituredisorderdforathoroughsweeping,Agunshecastalooktowardthewindow.“Comeon,girls!Let'stakestringtotheboysandwatchthemOnthewaywemetMrs.Patrick,laughingguiltilyasifsheweredoingsomethingwrong,togetherwithhergirls.Thereneverwassuchadayforflyingk

56、ited!Weplayedallourfreshstringintotheboys'kitesandtheywentuphigherandhigher.Wecouldhardlydistinguishtheorange-coloredspotsofthekites.Nowandthenweslowlypulledonekiteback,watchingitdancingupanddownitthewind,andfinallybringingitdowntoearth,justforthejoyofsendingitupagain.Evenourfathersdroppedtheirt

57、oolsandjoinedus.Ourmotherstooktheirturn,laughinglikeschoolgirls.Ithinkwewereallbesideourselves.Parentsforgottheirdutyandtheirdignity;childrenforgottheireverydayfightsandlittlejealousies."Perhapsit'slikethisinthekingdomofheaven,"Ithoughtconfusedly.Itwasgrowingdarkbeforeweallwalkedsleepi

58、lybacktohouse.Isupposewehadsomesortofsupper.Isupposetheremusthavebeenasurfacetidying-up,forthehouseonSundaylookedcleanandorderlyenough.Thestrangethingwas,wedidn'tmentionthatdayafterward.Ifltalittleembarrassed.SurelynoneoftheothershadbeenasexcitedasI.Ilockedthememoryupinthatdeepestpartofmewherewe

59、keep“thethingsthatcannotbeandyettheyare.”Theyearswenton,thenonedayIwashurryingaboutmykitcheninacityapartment,tryingtogetsomeworkoutofthewaywhilemythree-year-oldinsistentlycriedherdesireto“gopark,seeduck.”“Ican'tgo!”Isaid."Ihavethisandthistodo,andwhenI'mthroughI'llbetootiredtowalktha

60、tfor."Mymother,whowasvisitingus,lookedupfromthepeasshewasshelling,"It'sawonderfulday,“sheoffered,“Reallywarm,yetthere'safinebreczc.Doyourememberthatdayweflewkites?”Istoppedinmydashbetweenstoveandsink.Thelookeddoorflewopenandwithitarushofmemories."Comeon."Itoldmylittlegirl."You'reright,it'stoogoodadaytomiss."Anotherdecadepassed.Wewereintheaftermath（余波）ofagreatwar.Alleveningwehadbeenaskingour