高考英语阅读理解试题汇编邢连香整理.docx

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高考英语阅读理解试题汇编邢连香整理

2012年高考英语阅读理解试题汇编（邢连香整理张家口市私立一中）

安徽

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Welcometooneofthelargestcollectionsoffootwear（鞋类）intheworldthatwillmakeyougreenwithenvy.HereattheFootwearMuseumyoucanseeexhibits（展品）fromallovertheworld.YoucanfindoutaboutshoeswornbyeveryonefromtheAncientEgyptianstopopstars.

Room1

Thecelebrity（名人）footwearsectionisprobablythemostpopularintheentiremuseum.Staredinthe1950sthereisawidevarietyofshoesandbootsbelongingtoeveryonefromqueensandpresidentstopopstarsandactors!

Mostvisitorsfindthecelebrities’choiceoffootwearextremelyinteresting.

Room2

Mostofourvisitorsareamazedandshockedbythecollectionof“specialpurpose”shoeson

ExhibitionhereattheMuseumofFootwear.Forexample,thereareChineseshoesmadeof

Silkthatwerewornbywomentotietheirfeetfirmlytopreventthemfromgrowingtoomuch!

Room3

Aswellasshoesandbootsthemuseumalso

exhibitsshoeshapedobjects.Thevarietyisunbelievable.Forexample,thereisametallampthatresemblesapairlfshoes,andGreekwinebottlesthatlikelegs!

ThefootwearLibrary

Peoplecomefromallovertheworldtostudyinourexcellentfootwearlibrary.Designersandresearcherscomeheretolookup

Informationonanythingandeverythingrelated

tothesubjectoffootwear.

56.Wherewouldyoufindafamoussinger’sshoes?

A.Room1.B.Room2.

C.Room3.D.TheFootwearLibrary

57.Allexhibitsineachroom.

A.sharethesamethemeB.havethesameshape

C.aremadeofthesamematerialD.belongtothesamesocialclass

58.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.TheoldestexhibitsinRoom1weremadeinthe1950s.

B.Room2isthemostvisitedplaceinthemuseum.

C.Room3hasarichervarietyofexhibitsthantheothertwo.

D.ResearcherscometotheFootwearLibraryfordata.

59.Thepurposeofthetextistogetmorepeopleto.

A.doresearchB.designshoes

C.visitthemuseumD.followcelebrities

B

Whyispinkorpurpleacolorforgirlsandblueorbrownforboys?

Theanswerdependslargelyonculturalvaluesaswellaspersonalexperiences.TotheEgyptians,greenwasacolorthatrepresentedthehopeandjoyofspring,whileforMuslims,itmeansheaven.Redisasymbolofgoodluckinmanycultures.InChina,childrenaregivenmoneyinaredenvelopetobringgoodfortuneintheNewYear.Formanynations,blueisasymbolofprotectionandreligiousbeliefs.Greekpeopleoftenwearabluenecklacehopingtoprotectthemselvesagainstevils（灾祸）.

People’schoiceofcolorsisalsoinfluencedbytheirbodies’reactions（反应）towardthem.Greenissaidtobethemostrestfulcolor.Ithastheabilitytoreducepainandrelaxpeoplebothmentallyandphysically.Peoplewhoworkingreenenvironmenthavebeenfoundtohavefewerstomachaches.

Redcancauseaperson’sbloodpressuretoriseandincreasepeople’sappetites（食欲）.Manydecoratorswillincludedifferentshadesofredintherestaurant.Similarly,manycommercialwebsiteswillhaveared“BuyNow”buttonbecauseredisacolorthateasilycatchesaperson’seye.

Blueisanothercalmingcolor.Unlikered,bluecancausepeopletoloseappetite.Soifyouwanttoeatless,somesuggestthateatingfromblueplatescanhelp.

Thenexttimeyouaredecidingonwhattowearorwhatcolortodecorateyourroom,thinkaboutthecolorcarefully.

60.Muslimsregardgreenasasymbolofheavenmainlybecauseoftheir.

A.culturalvaluesB.commercialpurposes

C.personalexperiencesD.physicalreactionstothecolor

61.Whywillmanycommercialwebsiteshaveared“BuyNow”button?

A.Torelaxpeoplephysically.

B.Toincreasepeople’sappetites.

C.Toencouragepeopletomakeapurchase.

D.Tocauseaperson’sbloodpressuretorise.

62.Whatcolormighthelploseweightaccordingtothetext?

A.RedB.Green.C.Blue.D.Purple.

63.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostpropertitleforthetext?

A.ColorsandHumanBeings

B.TheCulturalMeaningofColor

C.ColorsandPersonalExperiences

D.TheMeaningandFunctionofColor

C

WhenFridaKahlo’spaintingswereonshowinLondon,apoetdescribedherpaintingsas“aribbon（丝带）aroundabomb”.SuchcommentsseemtosuggestKahlohadabiginfluenceontheartworldofhertime.Sadly,sheisactuallyamuchbiggernametodaythanshewasduringhertime.

Bornin1907inavillagenearMexicoCity,Kahlosufferedfrompolio（小儿麻痹症）attheageofseven.Herspine（脊柱）becomebentasshegrewolder.Then,in1925,herbackwasbrokeninseveralplacesinaschool-busaccident.Throughouttherestofherlife,theartisthadmanyoperations,butnotingwasabletocuretheterriblepaininherback.However,theaccidenthadanunexpectedsideeffect.Whilelyinginherbedrecovering,Kahlotaughtherselftopaint.

In1929,shegotmarriedtoDiegoRivera,anotherfamousMexicanartist.Rivera’sstronginfluencesonKahlo’sstylecanbeseeninherearlyworks,butherlaterworksfromthe1940s,knowntodayasherbestworks,showlessinfluencefromherhusband.

Unfortunately,herworksdidnotattractmuchattentioninthe1930sand1940s,eveninherhomecountry.Herfirstone-womanshowinMexicowasnothelduntil1953.Formorethanadecadeafterherdeathin1954,Kahlo’sworksremainedlargelyunnoticedbytheworld,butinthe1970sherworksbegantogaininternationalfameatlast.

64.Whatdoesthephrase“amuchbiggername”inparagraph1mostnearlymean?

A.afarbetterartistB.aformoregiftedartist

C.amuchstrongerpersonD.amuchmorefamousperson

65.TheterriblepainKahlosufferedwascausedby.

A.polioB.herbentspine

C.backinjuriesD.theoperationsshehad

66.Kahlo’sstylehadbecomeincreasinglyindependentsincethe.

A.1930sB.1940sC.1950sD.1970s

67.Whatisauthor’sattitudetowardKahlo?

A.DevotionB.SympathyC.WorryD.Encouragement

D

InAsia,therearespecialcompetitionswherekiteshavecomplexdesignsandarefittedwithinstrumentsthatmakemusicalsoundsasthewindblowsthroughthem.Althoughallkiteshaveasimilarstructure（结构）,theyarewidelydifferentinsizeandshape.Kite-fightingcompetitionsarealsoheld,inwhichcompetitionsustheirkitestoattackandbringdowntheiropponents’（对手）kitesorcuttheirstrings（线）.

Formorethan15years,theBigWindKiteFactoryhasbeengivingkite-makingandkiteflyingclassesforthechildrenonanislandinHawaii.Initskite-makinglessons,studentscanmakekitesinaslittleas20minutes!

Childrenasyoungasfouryearsoldcanlearnhowtoflyakite.JonathanSocherandhiswifeDaphnestartedthekitefactoryin1980.theirkitesaremadeofnylon（尼龙）.TheirdesignsareHawaiianthemescreatedbyDaphne.Thedesignsarecutoutofthenylonwithahotknifethatsealstheedgesandthenfasteneddirectlyontothekite.

Thekitethatisusedtogivelessonsisregulardiamondkitewitharainbowpattern.Thedifferencebetweenthiskiteandtheonestheymakeduringthelessonsisthatitisatwo-stringcontrollablekite.BigWindemployeesflythekiteandforafewminutesshowstudentshowpullingononelineandthenontheothercontrolsthedirectionthekitegoesin.Thenthecontrolsaregiventothestudents.

Jonathaninsiststhatitisnotnecessarytomakeahugeimpressivekitetohavefunmakingandflyingkites.Eventhesimpleststructurecanwork,andcangivehoursoffun.Goon,giveitatry!

68.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Ahotknifeisusedtoironthenylon.

B.Childrenneverflykitesontheirowninflyinglessons.

C.Kitestringsmustnotbecutinkite-fightingcompetitions.

D.DaphnedesignskitesfortheBigWindKiteFactory.

69.Whatisdifferentaboutthekiteusedforflyinglessons?

A.Ithastwostrings.B.Itissimpleindesign

C.Ithasarainbowpattern.D.Itisshapedlikeadiamond.

70.AccordingtoJonathan,whatdoyouneedtohavefunwithkites?

A.Alargekite.BAnytypeofkite.

C.Acomplexstructure.D.Akitethatimpressesothers.

71.Whatismainlydescribedinthetext?

A.AkitefactoryB.Kite-flyinglessons.

C.Specialcompetitions.D.Thekite-makingProcess.

E

Welcometoyourfuturelife!

Yougetupinthemorningandlookintothemirror.Yourfaceisfirmandyoung-looking.In2035,medicaltechnologyisbetterthanever.Manypeopleyouragecouldlivetobe150,soat40,you’renotoldatall.Andyourparentsjusthadananti-aging（抗衰老的）treatment.Now,allthreeoflookthesameage!

Yousaytoyourshirt,”Turnred.”Itchangesfrombluetored.In2035,“smartclothes”containparticles（粒子）muchsmallerthanthecellsinyourbody.Theparticlescanbeprogrammedtochangeclothes’colororpattern.

Youwalkintothekitchen.Youpickupthemilk,butavoicesays,”Youshouldn’tdrinkthat!

”Yourfridgehasreadthechip（芯片）thatcontainsinformationaboutthemilk,anditKnowsthemilkisold.In2035,everyarticleoffoodinthegrocerystorehassuchachip.

It’stimetogotowork.In2035,carsdrivethemselves.Justtellyour“smartcar”wheretogo.Ontheway,youcancallafriendusingyourjacketsleeve.Such“smarttechnology”isallaroundyou.

Sowillallthesethingscometrue?

“Fornewtechnologytosucceed,”saysscientistAndrewZolli,”ithastobesomuchbetterthatitreplaceswhatwehavealready.”TheInternetisoneexamplewhatwillbethenext?

72.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefuture__________.

A.peoplewillnevergetold

B.everyonewilllookthesame

C.redwillbethemostpopularcolor

D.clotheswillbe