0812重庆高考英语真题阅读理解.docx

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0812重庆高考英语真题阅读理解

2008年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（重庆卷）

英语试题卷

三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Iarrivedatmymother'shomeforourMondayfamilydinner.Thesmellsoffoodflewoverfromthekitchen.Motherwaspullingoutquiltagterquiltfromtheboxes,proudlyshowingtheirbeauties.ShewasperparingforaquiltshowattheElmhurstChurch.Whenwebegantofoldandputthembackintotheboxes,Inoticedsomethingatthebottenofonbox..Ipulleditout.“Whatisit?

”Iasked.

“Oh?

”Monsaid,“that'sMama'squilt.”

Ispreadthequilt.Itlookedasifagroupofschoolchildrenhadpiecedittogether:

irrugulardesigns,childishpictures,acrookedlineontheright.

“Grandmothermadethis?

”Isaid,surprised.Mygrandmotherwasamasteratmakingquilts.Thisdidn'tcertainlylooklikeanyofthequilsshehadmade.

“Yes,rightbeforeshedied.Ibroughtithomewithmelastyearandmadesomechanges,”shesaid.“I'mstillworkingonit.See,thisiswhatI'vedonesofar.”

Ilookedatitmoreclosely.Shehadmadestraightacrookedline.Atthecenterofthequilt,shehadstitchedapieceofclothwiththosewords:

“Mymothermademanyquilts.Shedidn'tgetalllinestraight.ButIthinkthisisbeautiful.Iwanttoseeitfinished.Herlastquilt.”

“Oh,thisissonice,mom,”Isaid.Itoccurredtomethatbycompletingmygroundmother'squilt,mymotherwashonouringherownmother.Irealized,too,thatIheldinmyhandsagamilytreasure.Itstartedwiththelovinghandsofonewoman,andcontinunedwiththelovinghandsofanother.

56.Whydidtheauthergotohermother'shome?

A.Toseehermother'squiltB.Tohelpperpareforashow

C.TogettogetherforafamilydinnerD.Todiscusshergrandmother'slife

57.Theauthorwassurprisedbecaused.

A.thequiltlookedverystrangedB.hergrandmotherlikedthequilt

C.thequiltwasthebestshehadseenD.hermotherhadmadesomechanges

58.Theunderlinedword“crooked”inthepassagemostprobablymeans__________.

A.unfinishedB.brokenC.bentD.unusual

59.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitle?

A.AquiltshowB.Mother'shomeC.AMondaydinnerD.Grandmother'squilt

B

Whikeallmyclassmatesseemtobecrazyaboutaone-waytickettoMars（火星）,I'drathersayMarsistotallyunsuitableforhumanexistence.Peoplewon''thaveenoughfoodsuppliesther,andtheterribleenvironmentwouldmakeitimpossibleforthemtolivealonglife.Besides,thejourneywon'tbesafe.CananybodyexplaintomejustwhypeoplewouldgotoMars,nevertoreturn?

SteveMinear,UK

Herearethethingsyoucanthinkof:

thedesiretoexploreaforeignanduniqueenvironment,theexcitementofbeingthefirsthumanstoopenupanewworld,theexpectionoffameandglory┅Forscientiststhereisanotherreason.Theirobservationsandresearchwillprobablyleadtogreatscientificachievements.

DonalTrollop,Canada

TherearealreafytoomanypeopleontheEarth.Ithinkthatsomethingbeforetheendodthecentury,therewillbeahumancolonyonMars.Itwillhappenwhenpeoplefinallyrealizethattwo-waytripstotheredplanetMarsareunnecessary.Mostofthedangerofspaceflightisinthelaunchesandlandings.Cuttingthetriphomewouldthereforereducethedangerofaccidents,savealotofmoney,andopenthewaytobuildinganeverlastinghumansettlementonanotherworld.

Enoughsuppliescanbesentonahead,andeverytwoyearsmoresuppliesandmorepeoplewillbesenttothenewcolony.Marshasallthematerialsforacolonytoproduceormakeeverythingitneeds,andMarsisfarmorepleasantthantheotherplantsintheouterspace.

PaulDavies,USA

60.ThemainpurposeofSteveMinear'swritingis.

A.toreporthisclassmates'discussionB.toinviteananswertohisquestion

C.toexplainthenaturalstateofMarsD.toshowhisagreementongoingtoMars

61.WhichofthefollowingbeststatesDonalTrollop'sideas?

A.ThereisaplantosendhumanstoMars

B.TherearemanyreasonsforgoingtoMars

C.ScientistsbecomefamousbydoingresearchonMars

D.ItispossibletobuildanEarth-likeenvironmentonMars

62.PaulDaviespointsoutthat.

A.humansneedonlyaone-waytickettoMars

B.two-waytripstomarswillbemadesafesoon

C.ItiseasytoreducethedangerandcostofflightstoMars

D.ItischeaptobuildaneverlastinghumansettlementonMars

63.WhatdoesPaulDaviesthinkofhumanexistenceonMars?

A.Humanswillhavetobringalltheyneedfromtheearth

B.HumanswillfindMarstotallyunsuitableforliving

C.Humanscanproduceeverythingtheyneed

D.HumanscanlivelongerinthecolonyonMars

C

Beingabletomultitask---doingseveralthingsatthesametime---isconsideredawelcomeskillbymostpeople.Butifweconsiderthesituationoftheyoungpeopleagedfromeighttoeighteen,weshouldthinkagain.

Whatweoftenseenowdaysisthatyoungpeoplejuggleaneverlargernumberofelectronicdevices（电子产品）astheystudy.Whileworking,theyalsosurfonthrInternet,sendoutemails,answerthetelephoneandlistentomusicontheiripods.Inasense,theyspendingasignificantamountoftimeinfruitlesseffortsastheymultitask.

Multitaskingisevenchangingtherelationshipbetweenfamilymembers.Asyoungpeoplegivesomuchattentiontotheirownworlds,theyseemtohavenotimetospendwiththeotherpeoplearoundthem.Theycannolongergreetfamilymemberswhentheyenterthehouse,norcantheyeatatfamilytable.

Multitaskingalsoaffectsyoungpeople'sperfoemanceatuniversityandintheworkplace.Whenaskedabouttheiropinionoftheeffectofmoderngadgets（器具）ontheirperformanceoftasks,manyyoungpeoplegaveapositiveresponse.However,therssponsefromtheworldsofeducationandbusinesswasnotquiteaspositive.Educatorsfeelthatmultitaskingbychildrenhasaseriouseffectonlaterdevelopmentofstudyskills.Theybelievethatmanycollegestudentsnowneedhelptoimprovetheirstudyskills.Similarly,employersfeelthatypungpeopleenteringthejobmarketneedtobetaughtalloveragain,asmoderngadetshavemadeitunnecessaryforthemtolearnspecialskillstodotheirwork.

64.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“juggle”inParagraph2mostprobablymeans?

A.wanttobuyB.taketheplaceof

C.useatthesametimeD.seekforinformatiofrom

65.InParagraph3,theauthorpointsoutthat.

A.familymembersdonoteatatthefamilytable

B.familymembersdonotgreeteachday

C.youngpeoplelivehappilyintheirfamilies

D.youngpeopleseldomtalkwiththeirfamilymembers

66.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Multitaskingisharmfultoyoungpeople'sdevelopment

B.Youngpeoplebenefitalotfrommoderngadgets

C.Multitaskingisanimportantskilltoyoungpeople

D.Youngpeoplemustlearnskillsforfuturejob

67.Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlyby.

A.providingtypicalexamples

B.followingthenaturaltimeorder

C.comparingoponionsfromdifferentfields

D.presentingacauseandanalyzingitseffects

D

Seeingavolcanoeruptisawonderfulexperience,andyoucanreallyfeeltheheatbyclimbingtothesummitofPacayaforaclose-upview.ThereareguidedtourseverydayupthishighlyactivevolcanofromAntigua,givingtravlersachancetoseeMotherNatureathermostpowerful.

PacayaisaneasydrivefromAntigua,abeautifulcitywithmanycolorfulhousesalongitsoldstreetsthatareturnedintoart-worksduringitsHolyWeekfestival.NomatterwhenyoucometoAntigha,youwon'tmissthePacaya-tourcompanies.

ButclimbingPacayaisnoeasyjob:

itis2560metershigh,andreachingthesummittakestwotothreehoursofseeminglyone-step-foreardandtwo-step-backmovements.Asyouclimb,ypuhearthedullsoundsofruptionshighabove.Steaming,hotramainsfromrecenteruptionsbegintolinethepathasyouneartheactivesummit:

theMcKenneyCone.Justasthoughyouweregoingtowalkovertheedgeofthecone,theroadturnstotheleftanguptotherelativesafetyoftheold,inactivesummit.

Manytoursaretimedsothatyouarriveattheconeofthevolcanoinplentyoftimefosunsetandthefullcontrastbetweentheeruptingredlava（熔岩）andthedarkeningsky.Onagooddaytheviewfromthesummitisextremelyexciting.Theactivemouthboils,sendingredlavaoveritssides,andonceinawhileshootshotstreamsupto100metersintotheair.Thereisastrongbadsmellintheairevenifyoutakecaretobeupwindofthecone.Aseveningturnsdeeperintothenight,theburninglavaquietlyfallsdownthesideofthevolcano.Forypu,too,itistimetogetdown.

68.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A.ToattracttourishtoPacaya

B.TodescribethebeautyofPacaya

C.TointroduceguidedtourstoPacaya

D.ToexplainthepowerofnatureatPacaya

69.Antiguaisacity.

A.wherepeoplecanenjoyculturalfestivals

B.wherethedaringPacayatourstart

C.thatgivesaclose-upviewofPacaya

D.thatisfamousforitstourcompanies

70.ClimbingtotheMcKenneyCone,peoplewill

A.walkdirectlytotheactivesummit

B.hearthecontinuousloudnoisefromabove

C.makegreatereffortsthantoothersummits

D.seeapathlinedwithremainsofearliereruptions

71.Manytoursaretimedforpeopleto.

A.getdownthemountainintimewhemnightfalls

B.avoidthesmellfromtheupwinddirectionofcone

C.enjoythefantasticeruptionagainstthedarkeningsky

D.appreciatethesceneryofthe2560-meter-highmountain

E

Almosteverydaywecomeacrosssituationsinwhichwehavetomakedecissionsonewayoranother.Choice,wearegiventobelieve,isaright.Butforagoodmanypeopleintheworld,inrichandpoorcountri