09届高考英语完形填空与阅读理解训练3.docx
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09届高考英语完形填空与阅读理解训练3
完形填空
Iwas15whenIwalkedintoMcCauley’sBookstoreinAshland.AsIwaslookingat21ontheshelves,themanbehindthecounter,theshopowner,askedifI'dlike22.Ineededtostartpreparingforcollege,23Isaidyes.Iworkedafterschoolandduringthesummerforthelowestwages,andthejobhelpedpayformyfreshmanyearof24.Iwouldworkmanyotherjobs:
ImadecoffeeintheStudentsUnionduringcollege;Iwasahotelmaidand25mademapsfortheU.S.ForestService.Butsellingbookswasoneofthemost26.
Onedayawomanaskedmeforbooksoncancer.Sheseemedfearful.Ishowedheralmosteverythingwehadatthattime27andfoundotherbookswecouldorder.Sheleftthestoreless28.I’vealwaysrememberedthe29Ifeltinhavinghelpedher.
Yearslater,asa30inLosAngeles,Iheardaboutanimmigrantchildwhowas31withhisthumbattached,weblike,totheotherfingers.Hisfamilycouldnotaffordacorrectiveoperation,andtheboylivedin32,hidinghishandinhispocket.
I33mybosstoletmedothestory.Aftermystorywasbroadcast,adoctorandanursecalled,offeringtoperformthe34forfree.
Ivisitedtheboyintherecoveryroomsoonaftertheoperation.Thefirstthinghedidwastoholduphis35handandsay;"Thankyou."Ifeltasenseof36.
Inthepast,37IwasatMcCauley’sBookstore,IalwayssensedIwasworkingforthecustomers,nothestore.Todayit’sthe38.NBC:
Newspays:
mysalary,andI39asifIworkfortheviewers,helpingthemmake40oftheworld.
21.A.mapsB.titlesC.articlesD.reports
22.A.abookB.ajobC.someteaD.anyhelp
23.A.butB.soC.thoughtD.because
24.A.lifeB.educationC.familyD.college
25.A.soB.yetC.evenD.still
26.A.boringB.surprisingC.satisfyingD.disappointing
27.A.inneedB.inallC.inorderD.instock
28.A.worriedB.satisfiedC.excitedD.puzzled
29.A.prideB.failureC.regretD.surprise
30.A.bossB.storeownerC.booksellerD.TVreporter
31.A.forcedB.bornC.madeD.operated
32.A.shameB.honorC.horrorD.danger
33.A.hopedB.promisedC.persuadedD.suggested
34.A.actionB.programC.treatmentD.operation
35.A.repairedB.connectedC.injuredD.improved
36.A.pleasureB.sadnessC.interestD.disappointment
37.A.becauseB.whileC.sinceD.evenif
38.A.differenceB.sameC.usualD.request
39.A.thinkB.hopeC.feelD.believe
40.A.senseB.useC.recordD.feeling
Key:
21—25BBBDC26—30CDAAD31—35BACDD36—40ABBCA
阅读理解
(A)
ThroughaseriesofexperimentsanAmericanscientisthasgainedanunderstandingofthesocialstructureofthemostcomplexofantsocieties.Theantsexaminedaretheonlycreaturesotherthanmantohavegivenuphuntingandcollectingforacompletelyagriculturalwayoflife.Intheirundergroundneststheyplantedgardensonsoilsmadefromfinelycutleaves.Thisisacomplexoperationrequiringconsiderabledivisionoflabor.Theworkersofthistypeofantcanbedividedintofourgroupsaccordingtosize.Eachofthegroupsperformsaparticularsetofjobs.
Themakingandcareofthegardensandthenursingoftheyoungantsaredonebythesmallestworkers.Slightlylargerworkersareresponsibleforcuttingleavestomakethemsuitableforuseinthegardensandforcleaningthenest.Athirdgroupofstilllargerantsdotheconstructionworkandcollectfreshleavesfromoutsidethenest.Thelargestarethesoldierants,responsiblefordefendingthenest.
Tofindouthowgoodthevarioussize—groupsareatdifferenttasks,thescientistmeasuredtheamountofworkdonebytheantsagainsttheamountofenergytheyused.Heexaminedfirstthegatheringandcarryingofleaves.Heselectedoneofthesizegroups,andthenmeasuredhowefficientlytheseantscouldfindleavesandrunbacktothenest.Thenherepeatedtheexperimentforeachoftheothersizegroups.Inthiswayhecouldseewhetheranygroupcoulddothejobmoreefficientlythanthegroupnor¬mallyundertakingit.
Theintermediate-sized(中等)antsthatnormallyperformthistaskprovedtobethemosteffi¬cientfortheirenergycosts,butwhenthescientistexaminedthewholesetofjobsperformedbyeachgroupofants,itappearedthatsomesizesofworkerantswerenotsuitedtotheparticularjobstheyper¬formed.
60.Accordingtothepassage,theants_______
A.growsomethingintheirnestsB.gohuntingforaliving
C.cutleavestomakeafireD.doeachofthejobsalltogether
61.Itisobservedthatslightlylargerantsperformmoreofthe________.
A.constructiontasksB.defensivework
C.householdtasksD.dangerouswork
62.Theunderlinedword"good"probablymeans________.
A.co-operatingB.efficientC.hardworkingD.responsible
63.Theexperimentsmadebythescientistwasbasedon_______.
A.specialmethodsB.scientifictheories
C.personalinterestsD.systematicobservations
Key:
60.A61.C62.B63.D
(B)
Agreatdealofattentionisbeingpaidtodaytothesocalleddivide--thedivisionoftheworldintotheinfo(information)richandtheinfopoor.Andthatdividedoesexisttoday:
MywifeandIlecturedaboutthisloomingdangertwentyyearsago.Whatwaslessvisiblethen,howeverwerethenew,positiveforcesthatworkagainstthedigitaldivide.Thesearereasonstobeoptimistic.
Therearetechnologicalreasonstohopethedigitaldividewillnarrow.AstheInternetbecomesmoreandmorecommercialized,itisintheinternetofbusinesstouniversalizeaccess—afterall,themorepeopleonline,themorepotentialcustomersthereare.Moreandmoregovernments,afraidtheircountrieswillbeleftbehind,wanttospreadInternetaccess.Withinthenextdecadeortwo,onetotwobillionpeopleontheplanetwillbenettedtogether.Asaresult,Inowbelievethedigitaldividewillnarrowratherthanwidenintheyearsahead,andthatisverygoodnewsbecausetheInternetmaybemorepowerfultoolforcombatingworldpovertythatwe'veeverhad.
Ofcourse,theuseoftheInternetisn'ttheonlywaytodefeatpoverty.AndtheInternetisnottheonlytoolwehave.Butithasgreatpotential.
Totakeadvantageofthistool,some-impoverishedcountrieswillhavetogetovertheiroutdatedanti-colonialprejudiceswithrespecttoforeigninvestment.Countriesthatstillthinkforeigninvestmentisaninvasiontheirsovereignty(主权)mightwellstudythehistoryofinfrastructure(thebasicstructuralfoundationsofasociety)intheUnitedStates.WhentheUnitedStatesbuiltitsindustrialinfrastructure,itdidn'thavethecapitaltodoso.AndthatiswhyAmerica'sSecondWaveinfrastructure—includingroads,harbors,highways,portsandsoon--werebuiltwithforeigninvestment.TheEnglish,theGermans,theDutchFrenchwereinvestinginBritain'sformercolony.Theyfinishedthem.ImmigrantAmericansbuiltthem.Guesswhoownsthemnow?
TheAmericans.IbelievethesamethingwouldbetrueinplaceslikeBraziloranywhereelseforthatmatterThemoreforeigncapitalyouhavehelpingyoubuildyourThirdWaveinfrastructure,whichtodayisanelectronicinfrastructure,thebetteroffyou'regoingtobe.Thatdoesn'tmeanlyingdownandbecomingfooled,orlettingforeigncorporationsrununcontrolled.ButitdoesmeanrecognizinghowimportanttheycanbeinbuildingtheenergyandtelecomstructuresneededtotakefulladvantageoftheInternet.
72.Digitaldivideissomething_______.
A.gettingworsebecauseoftheInternet
B.therichcountriesareresponsiblefor
C.theworldmustguardagainst
D.consideredpositivetoday
73.ThewritermentionedthecaseoftheUnitedStatestojustifythepolicyof____________.
A.providingfinancialsupportoverseas
B.preventingforeigncapital'scontrol
C.buildingindustrialinfrastructure
D.acceptingforeigninvestment
74.Itseemsthatnowacountry'seconomydependsmuchon_______.
A.howwell-developeditiselectronically
B.whetheritisprejudicedagainstimmigrants
C.whetheritadoptsAmerica'sindustrialpattern
D.howmuchcontrolithasoverforeigncorporations
75.ThewriterimpliesthatInternetis_______.
A.notpopularwithallovertheworldB.veryuseful
C.criticizedbysomeexpertsD.usedinimpoverished
Key:
72—75CDAB
(C)
Canwewalkoutastraightline?
Thequestionismuchmoredifficulttoanswerthanyouthink.Believeitornot,youreyesandearshelpyoutowalk!
ArecentexperimentheldinJapanshowsthatitisalmostimpossibleforpeopletowalkexactlystraightfor60metres.TokyoUniversityofAgricultureandTechnologyfound20healthymenandaskedthemtowalkasstraightaspossibletoatarget60metresawayatnormalspeed.Eachmanhadtowearsockssoakedwithredinkandwalkonwhitepaperfixedflattothefloor.Thefootprintsrevealedthatallwalkedinawindingratherthanastraightline.Researchersfoundthatpeoplereadjustthedirectionofwalkingatregularintervals.Theamountofthemeanderingdifferedfromsubjecttosubject.Thissuggeststhatnoneofuscanwalkinastrictlystraightline.Rather,wemeander,primarilyduetoaslightstructuralorfunctionalimbalanceofourlimbs(四肢).Ourbodyisactuallysemicircular,sostepsbytheleftandrightlegofapersonaredifferent.Asaresult,althoughwemaystartwalkinginastraightline,severalstepsafterwardswehavechangeddirection.
Eyesighthelpsustocorrectthedirectionofwalkingandleadsustothetarget.Yourearsalsohelpyouwalk.Afterturningaroundalotwithyoureyesclosed,youcanhardlystandstill,letalonewalkstraight.It’sallbecauseyourearshelpyoubalance.Insideyourinnerearthereisastructurecontainsliquids.Onthesidesoftheorganaremanytinyhair-
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