高考英语分类汇编之阅读理解中最难语篇.docx
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高考英语分类汇编之阅读理解中最难语篇
高考英语分类汇编之阅读理解中最难语篇
笔者将18套卷进行了分析,下面这些语篇应该是令学生比较头疼的文章,让每周只有五课时的高中生来做的确有些难。
每篇文章都给出了上榜理由。
1.(2011·重庆卷)E
【上榜理由】本文是一篇议论文。
文章讲的是怀疑论和环保媒体报道的关系,本文的确难懂。
Skepticsarestangelot.Someofthemrefusetoadmittheseriousthreatofhumanactivitiestotheenviroment,andtheyaretiredofpeoplewhodisagreewiththem.Thosepeople,sayskeptics,spreadnotingbutbadnewsabouttheenvironment.The“eco-guilt”broughtonbythediscouragingnesaboutourplanetgivesrisetothepopularityodskepticeaspeoplesearchformorecomfortingworldviews.
PerhapsthatexplainswhyanewbookbyBjornLomborgreceivedsomuchpublicity.Thatbook,TheSkepticalEnvironmentalist,declaresthatitmeasuresthe“realstateoftheworld”asfine.Ofcourse,anotherexplanationisthedeeppocketsofsomebigbusinesseswithspecialintererts.Indeed,Mr.Lomborg’sviewsaresimilartothoseofsomeIndustry-fundedorganizations,whichstarthugeactivitiesthoughthemediatoconfusethepublicaboatissueslikeglobalwarming.
SoitwasstrangetoseeMr.Lomborg’sbookgolargelyunchallengedinthemediathoughhisbeliefswerecontrarytomostscientificopinions.OnenationalnewspaperinCanadarananumberofarticlesandreviewsfullofwordsofpraise,evenwiththeconclusionthat“AfterLomborg,theenvironmentalmovementwillbegintodiedown.”
Suchone-sidedviewsshouldhaveimmediatelybeenchallenged.ButonlyadifferentreviewappearedinNature,arespectedsciencemagazinewithspecificreadership.ThereviewremarkedthatMr.Lomborg’s“preferenceforunexaminedmaterialsisincredible(不可信的)”。
Acritical(批判的)eyeisvaluable,andthemediashouldpresentinformationinsuchawaythatcouldallowpeopletomakeinformeddecisions.Unfortunately,thatisofteninaccessibleasblockedbythedesiretobeshockingortodefendsomespecialinterest.Peoplemightbecomehalf-blindbeforeaworldpartiallyexhibitedbythemedia.That’sashame,becausemattersconcerningthehealthoftheplanetarefartooimportanttobetreatedlightly.
72.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmayberegardedas“skeptics”?
A.Peoplewhoagreeonthepopularityof“eco-guilt”.
B.Peoplewhodisbelievetheserioussituationofourplanet.
C.Peoplewhodisliketheharmfuleffectofhumanactivities.
D.Peoplewhospreadcomfortingnewstoprotectourenvironment.
73.WhichofthefollowingcanbeareasonforthepopularityofLomborg’sbooks?
A.Somebigbusinessesintendtoprotecttheirowninterests.
B.Thebookchallengesviewsaboutthefinestateofthewirld.
C.Theauthorconvincespeopletospeakcomfortingworldviews.
D.Industry–fundedmediapresentconfusinginformation.
74.TheauthormentionedthereviewinNatureinorderto____.
A.voiceadifferentopinion
B.findfaultwithLomborg’sbook
C.challengetheauthorityofthemedia
D.pointoutthevalueofscientificviews.
75.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassenger?
A.Toencouragetheskepticstohaveacriticaleye.
B.Towarnthepublicofthedangerofhalf–blindnesswithreviews.
C.Toblamethemedia’slackofresponsibilityininformation.
D.Toshowtheimportanceofpresentingoverallinformationbythemedia.
【答案】72---75BAAD
2.(2011·四川卷)E
【上榜理由】文章讲的是商战中一味追求速度的弊端,讨论了追求速度和加速发展的关系。
本话题中学生的确不熟悉,令人难懂。
Inbusiness,there’saspeeddifference:
It'sthedifferencebetweenhowimportantafirmsleaderssayspeedistotheircompetitive(竞争的)strategy(策略)andhowfastthecompanyactuallymoves.Thedifferenceisimportantregardlessofindustryandcompanysize.Companiesfearfulorlosingtheircompetitiveadvantagespendmuchtimeandmoneylookingforwaystopickupthespeed.
Inourstudyof343businesses,thecompaniesthatchosetogo,go,gototrytogainanedgeendedwithlowersalesandoperatingincomesthanthosethatpausedatkeymomentstomakesuretheywereontherighttrack,What’smore,thefirmsthat“sloweddowntospeedup“improvedtheirtopandbottomlines,averaging40%highersalesand52%higheroperatingincomesoverathree-yearsperiod.
Howdidtheydisobeythelawsofbusinessphysics,takingmoretimethancompetitorsyetperformingbetter?
Theythoughtdifferentlyaboutwhat“slower“and“faster”mean.Firmssometimesfailtounderstandthedifferencebetweenoperationspeed(movingquickly)andstrategicspeed(reducingthetimeittakestodelivervalue).Simplyincreasingthespeedofproduction,forexample,maybeonewaytotrytoreducethespeeddifference.Butthatoftenleadstoreducedvalueovertime,intheformoflower-qualityproductsandservices.
Inourstudy,highperformingcompanieswithstrategicspeedalwaysmadechangeswhennecessary.Theybecamemoreopentoideaanddiscussion.Theyencouragednewwaysofthinking.Andtheyallowedtimetolookandlearn.Bycontrast(相比而言).Performancesufferedatfirmsthatmovedfaltalltheamongtheiremployer,andhadlittletimethinkingaboutchanges.
Strategicspeedservesasakindofleadership.Teamsthatregularlytaketimetogetthingsright,ratherthanploughaheadfullbore,aremoresuccessfulinmeetingtheirbusinessgoals.Thatkindofstrategymustcomefromthetop.
57.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“gainanedge”inParagraph2mean?
A.Increasethespeed.B.Getanadvantage.
C.Reachthelimit.D.Setagoal
58.Theunderlinedpart“thelawsofbusinessphysics”inParagraph3means___________.
A.spendingmoretimeandperformingworse.
B.spendingmoretimeandperformingbetter
C.spendinglesstimeandperformingworse
D.spendinglesstimeandperformingbetter
59.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.howfastafirmmovesdependsonhowbigitis.
B.howcompetitiveafirmisdependsonwhatitproduces.
C.Firmsguidedbystrategicspeedtaketimetomakenecessarychanges.
D.Firmsguidedbyoperationalspeedtaketimetodevelopnecessaryteamspirit.
60.Wherecouldbethelasttitleforthetext?
A.Improvequality?
Servebetter.
B.Delivervalue?
Ploughahead.
C.Reducetime?
Movefaster.
D.Needspeed?
Slowdown.
【答案】57—60BDCD
3.(2011·广东卷)D
【上榜理由】本文是一篇议论文。
文章阐述了传统经济发展模式给地球带来了许多危害。
这种发展模式破坏了森林、使全球气候变暖。
现在低碳、可持续的经济发展模式成为许多国家的发展主流方向。
中国政府正在充分发挥潜能大力开发新的低耗能、低排放的新能源市场。
文章涉及国家的发展大政策、方针,学生知之甚少。
Inaworldwithlimitedland,waterandothernaturalresources(资源),theharmfromthetraditionalbusinessmodelisontherise.Actually,thepastdecadehasseenmoreandmoreforestsdisappearingandtheglobebecomingincreasinglywarm.Peoplenowrealizethatthisunhealthysituationmustbechanged,andthatwemustbeabletodevelopinsustainable(可持续的)ways.Thatmeansgrowthwithlowcarbonordevelopmentofsustainableproducts.Inotherwords,weshouldkeepthehealthywhileusingitssupplyofnaturalresources.
Today,sustainabledevelopmentisapopulartrendinmanycountries.Accordingtoarecentstudy,theglobalmarketforlow-carbonenergywillbecomethreetimesbiggeroverthenextdecade.China,forexample,hassetitsmindonleadingthatmarket,hopingtoseizechancesinthenewroundoftheglobalenergyresolution.Itisnowtryinghardtomadefulluseofwindandsolarenergy,andisspendingahugeamountofmoneymakingelectriccarsandhigh-speedtrains.Inaddition,wearealsoseeinggreatgrowthintheglobalmarketsforsustainableproductssuchaspalmoil(棕榈油),whichisproducedwithoutcuttingdownvaluablerainforest.Inrecentyearsthemarketsforsustainableproductshavegrownmorethan50%.
Governmentscanfullydevelopthepotentialofthesenewmarkets.First,theycansethightargetsforreducingcarbonemissions(排放)andtargetsforsavingandreusingenergy.Besides,strongerarrangementofpublicresourceslikeforestscanalsohelptospeedupthedevelopment.Finally,governmentscanavoidthehugepublicexpensesthataretakingusinthewrongdirection,andredirectingsomeofthoseexpensescanacceleratethechangefromthetraditionalmodeltoasustainableone.
Themajorchallengeofthiscenturyistofindwaystomeettheneedsofagrowingpopulationwithinthelimitsofthissingleplanet.Thatisnosmalltask,butitoffersabundantnewchancesforsustainableproductindustries.
41.ThetraditionalbusinessmodelisharmfulbecauseofallthefollowingEXCEPTthat____.
A.itmakestheworldwarmer
B.itconsumesnaturalresources
C.itbringsseveredamagetofuture
D.itmakesgrowthhardtocontinue
42.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?
A.Chinalackswindandsolarenergy
B.Chinaistheleaderofthelow-carbonmarket
C.High-speedtrainsarealow-carbondevelopment
D.Palmoilismadeatthecostofvaluableforests
43.Tofullydevelopthelow-carbonmarketsgovernmentscan______.
A.cutpublicexpenses
B.forbidcarbonemission
C.developpublicresources
D.encourageenergyconservation
44.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatbusinesshavemanychancesto_______.
A.developsustainableproducts
B.explorenewnaturalresources
C.makefulluseofnaturalresources
D.dealwiththemajorchallenge
45.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?
A.Tointroduceanewbusinessmodel
B.Tocomparetwobusinessmodels
C.Topredictachangeoftheglobalmarkets
D.Toadvocatesustainabledevelopment
【答案】41.B42.C43.D44.A45.D
4.(2011·浙江卷)D
【上榜理由】文章虽说是一篇记叙文,但文章时间、思绪跨度较大再加上文章字数(625个)较多而费解。
ItwasSaturday.Asalways,itwasabusyone,for“Sixdaysshallyoulaborandallyourwork”wastakenseriouslybackthen.Outside,FatherandMr.Patricknextdoorwerebusychoppingfirewood.Insidetheirownhouses,MotherandMrs.Patrickwereengagedinspringcleaning.
Somehowtheboyshadslippedawaytothebacklotwiththeirkites.Now,evenattheriskofhavingBrothercaughttobeatcarpets,th
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