1、 江苏省石庄高级中学高考英语复习试题库 阅读理解 1 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 A、 B、 C 和 D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Everyone has good days and bad days. Sometimes, you feel as if youre on top of the world But occasionally you feel horrible, and you lose things and you cannot focus on your schoolwork. For more than 2
2、0 years, scientists have suggested that high self-esteem （自尊） is the key to success. Now, new research shows that focusing just on building self-esteem may not be helpful. In some cases, having high self-esteem can bring bad results if it makes you less likeable or more upset when you fail at someth
3、ing. “Forget about self-esteem,“ says Jennifer Crocker, a psychologist （心理学家） at the University of Michigan, US. “Its not the important thing.“ Feeling good Crockers advice may sound a bit strange because it is good to feel good about yourself. Studies show that people with high self-esteem are less
4、 likely to be depressed, anxious, shy, or lonely than those with low self-esteem. But, after reviewing about 18,000 studies on self-esteem, Roy Baumeister, a psychologist at Florida State University, has found that building up your self-esteem will not necessarily make you a better person. He believ
5、es that violent and wicked （邪恶的） people often have the highest self-esteem of all. He also said: “Theres no evidence that kids with high self-esteem do better in school.“ Problems All types of people have problems. People with high self-esteem can have big egos （自我） that can make them less likeable
6、to their peers （同龄人） , said Kathleen Vohs, a psychology professor at Columbia University. People with high self-esteem tend to think more of themselves, Vohs says. People with low self-esteem are more likely to rely on their friends when they need help. What to do Researchers say it is best to liste
7、n to and support other people. Find positive ways to contribute to society. If you fail at something try to learn from the experience. “The best therapy （药方） is to recognize your faults,“ Vohs says. “Its OK to say, Im not so good at that, and then move on.“ 56 The new research comes to the conclusio
8、n that high self-esteem _. A is not important at allB has taken on a different meaning C may not be the key to successD does not help you do better at school 57 One of the conclusions of the new research is that _. A feeling good about oneself doesnt mean you lead a happier life B people with high e
9、steem usually do not seek others help C people with high esteem tend to be proud D people with low esteem are often more popular 58 The underlined part a better person in the passage probably means a person who is _. A helpful and supportive B gentle and modest C likable and successful D friendly an
10、d kind 59 From the text, we can infer the best therapy mentioned in the last paragraph is mainly for people _. A with high self-esteem B with low self-esteem C of all kinds D who are focusing on building self-esteem B An ancient Egyptian mummy thought to be that of Pharaoh Ramses 1 has returned home
11、 after more than 140 years in North American museums. The body was carried off the plane in Cairo in a box draped in Egypts flag. The Michael Carlos Museum gave it back after tests showed it was probably that of the man who ruled 3000 years ago. The US museum acquired（得到） it three years ago from a C
12、anadian museum, which in turn is thought to have bought it from Egyptian grave robbers in 1860. The mummy was welcomed back home with songs and military band music during a ceremony at the national museum in Cairo. Zahi Hawass, head of Egypts Supreme Council of Antiquities（文物最高委员会） , traveled from t
13、he US with the body and said it would be moved next year to the Luxor Museum in southern Egypt. We are not 100% sure that the mummy is that of Ramses 1, said Mr. Hawass. But we are 100%sure that it is of a king. Atlantas Michael Carlos Museum acquired the mummy in 1999, but offered to return it afte
14、r hi-tech scanning（扫描） equipment indicated it was likely to be that of Ramsea1. The museum website said it had been acquired from the Niagara Falls Museum. It is thought a Canadian collector bought the mummy for the Niagara Falls Museum around 1860 from an Egyptian family which had stumbled on（偶然发现）
15、 a tomb filled with royal mummies at a site near Luxor. Mr. Hawass praised the handover（移交 ） as a great, civilized gesture. And he appealed（呼吁） to other world museums to return Egypts antiquities, particularly the Rosetta Stone in the British Museum and the Bust of Nefertiti in the Berlin Museum. 60
16、 Just before the handover, Ramses mummy was kept in _. A the Luxor Museum B the Michael Carlos Museum C the Niagara Falls Museum D a Canadian museum 61 Which is the correct order of the following according to the passage? a The mummy returned home. b The mummy was kept in the Niagara Falls Museum. c
17、 Egyptian grave robber sold the mummy. d The mummy was kept in the Michael Carlos Museum. e A Canadian collector bought the mummy. A c e d b a B c b d e a C a e c b d D c e b d a 62 The passage mainly tells us_. A the history of Ramses mummy B the traveling of Ramses mummy to the Niagara Falls Museu
18、m C the returning of Ramses mummy to Egypt D the royal family of Ramses 63 Which is true according to the passage? A All the Egypts antiquities have returned home after the handover. B Niagara Falls Museum is an American museum. C Buying the mummy from the Egyptian family was a great, civilized gest
19、ure. D Ramses Mummy had been kept in Canada for more than a century. C Six Americans are working on a new highway. But this highway wont have any traffic Its an “ice highway“ to the South Pole. The team has just finished a second year of work on the 1,020-mile highway. “The road is the greatest sing
20、le footprint of activity weve seen in the Antarctic （南极洲） ,“ said Alan Hemmings, an Australian environmentalist. The highway will provide a new way for supplies to be trekked （拉 , 搬） across the earth on tractor-pulled sleds （雪橇） . This method will use a lot less fuel than an aircraft, the current （当
21、前的） way that scientists and supplies reach the Amundsen-Scott Base, a U.S. research station in the South Pole. The highway will also allow for equipment that is too big for planes to carry to be brought to Antarctica Even with these benefits, there is one disadvantagea round trip on the road will be
22、 30 days, compared to a few hours by plane. Making this 20-foot-wide road isnt easy, and it takes a lot of time. The crew （工作队） has been working on the road for two summers, when its warmer and easier to work with the ice. It probably wont be completed until 2006. Crevasses （裂缝） , or cracks, in the
23、land often make the construction difficult. Crevasses are kind of like pot holes that form when surface ice is stretched This can be very dangerous, especially when the crevasses are hidden under a layer （ 层） of snow and cant be seen. “Last year it took us three months to go three miles across a cre
24、vasse field, full of dangerous, hidden crevasses,“ said the projects manager, John Wright. Each year, more crevasses appear and they have to be filled with snow and ice so the road is safe for travel. The road will also be lined with green flags so travelers know where the safe surface is. 64 It wil
25、l probably take _ years to complete the ice highway. A 2 B 4 C 6 D 8 65 When it is finished, the highway will not be used for _. A giving supplies to the research station in the South Pole B taking scientists to the South Pole C taking travelers to a tour of Antarctic D bringing huge equipment to An
26、tarctic 66 How many miles can be covered at most each day if you take the ice highway to the South Pole? A 30. B 34. C 68. D 88. 67 Which of the following is true according to the passage? A Other crevasses wont appear if a crevasse has been filled. B Many new crevasses will form after a crevasse ha
27、s been filled. C Travelers can drive their sleds on the ice highway freely. D There will be less danger if the crevasses are covered by snow. D How does a place become a World Heritage Site（世界遗产） ? It takes a lot of people to decide. 1） If a country wants one of its places to be on the World Heritag
28、e List, it has to ask UNESCO （联合国教科文组织） . The place must be important and special. UNESCO put the Great Wall on the list in 1987 because, it said, it was a great part of Chinese culture and beautifully made to go with the land When a country asks, it must also make a plan for taking care of the plac
29、e. 2） The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO talks about different places and decides whether to put them on the list. The committee meets every June. Many experts help the committee to decide. 3） After a new place goes on the list, UNESCO gives money to help keep it looking good If a place is in se
30、rious danger, it may be put on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger. UNESCO gives special care and help to those places. 4） Countries have to give UNESCO regular reports about places on the list. If UNESCO thinks a country isnt taking good enough care of a place, the site will be taken off the
31、 list. 68 The passage implies that _. A becoming a world heritage site takes hard work B a place with beautiful scenery is often on the World Heritage List C a place which was taken good care of is often on the World Heritage List D the Great Wall became a World Heritage Site for its long history. 6
32、9 If a place successfully becomes a World Heritage Site, the country _. A can ask UNESCO for more money and help B should continue to take special care of it C wont take trouble of caring for it D will try to put it on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger 70 The passage mainly discusses _. A h
33、ow the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decides a World Heritage Site B how the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO protects a World Heritage Site C how the Great Wall becomes a World Heritage Site D how a place becomes a World Heritage Site 71 The purpose of putting a place on the World Heritage L
34、ist is _. A to attract more tourists from other countries B to get more money and help from other countries C to have it taken better care of D to make it known to other countries E “It takes an entire village to raise a child.“ Thats an old proverb （谚语） that is being quoted more and more often thes
35、e days. And Im pleased about that. Today, more and more schools are reaching out to involve parents, community members and businesses（工商企业） to help shape a childs future. Parents need to be involved in their childrens education in many ways. Helping children with homework and studying, going on a fi
36、eld trip, teaching a craft（手工艺） or coaching a childs sports team are all great ways to be involved with your childs education. And dont forget to communicate with teachers - they need and respect your input. Studies show that children learn more and schools function better when parents and schools w
37、ork together. Its important to stay in touch with your childs education all through his or her school career. Communities can help children create and achieve new goals. Help with homework, read to a child, coach a childrens team, or provide emotional（情感上的） support. Help solve problems and build sel
38、f-esteem（自尊心） . Kids need role models and advisers can be role models by sharing their experiences and wisdom. Businesses can also help shape our childrens future. Invite a class from your local school to visit your workplace. You may be providing a glimpse that opens a new world of possibilities. S
39、how students what goes on during a typical day. Give a mini course for students: how to use a computer; how products are made; how machinery works. You may have a developing electrician, teacher, nurse, or even a newspaper reporter on your hands. It really does take an entire village to raise a chil
40、d So share the responsibility（职责） - and the joy - of bringing a child to his or her full potential（潜能） . 72 The implied advice in the proverb “It takes an entire village to raise a child.“ is that _. A All the people in a village should give food to a child. B Schools, parents, and other organizatio
41、ns should share the responsibility of shaping a childs future. C Children should be brought up in the village where they were born. D Schools should be set up in the village where a child was raised. 73 The text was written mainly for _. A parents and members in organizations B teachers and students
42、 C newspaper reporters and developing electricians D education experts and government officials 74 Students can get developed in practical working skill through _. A parental involvement B community activities C business training D school teaching 75 Which is NOT true according to the passage? A Par
43、ents play an important part in childrens education. B Communities have not a bit effect on the way to new and high ideal. C Educating a child well demands of the work not only from school but from other organizations. D Businesses may arrange some training courses for students. （ A） 这是一篇有关心理学知识的短文，最
44、新研究表明 盲目的、过分的自信是不可取的 。 56 C 细节理解题。短文第三段表述 二十多年来，科学家们认为高度自信是成 功的关键 ，。但从第四段中的 Now, new research shows that focusing just on building self-esteem may not be helpful一句可知 新的研究表明高度自信可能不是成功的关键 。 57 C 细节理解题。根据短文中 People with high self-esteem can have big egos和 People with high self-esteem tend to think more
45、 of themselves两句分析可知。 58 D 推断题。从下文 He believes that violent and wicked people often have the highest self-esteem of all一句推断，句中的 better 表示的意义必须是同 violent and wicked 的意义相反。 59 A 推断题。从 药方 的内容上分析，建议人们放下架子，敢于承认错误，由此可推断此 良方 是为过度自信的人所开的。 （ B） 这是一篇历史类短文。介绍埃及珍贵文物 Ramses 木乃伊重返埃及 的历史 过程。 60 B 事实确认题。从第二段的第一句 Th
46、e Michael Carlos Museum gave it back 可得出答案。 61 D 细节理解题。文章里细节材料较多，在阅读过程中可根据文章的脉络勾画出事实的先后次序和来龙去脉。 62 C 主旨大意题。第一段的第一句是本文的主题句。全文主要围绕这一主题进行阐发的。 63 D 细节理解题。从第四段 Atlantas Michael Carlos Museum acquired the mummy in 1999 和 a Canadian collector bought the mummy for the Niagara Falls Museum around 1860 from a
47、n Egyptian family 两句推断计算可得出答案。 （ C） 这是一篇科普类的短文。本文讲述的是关于 美国建造冰上高速公路直达南极 的科普文章。 64 B 数字计算题。从文章中的 The crew has been working on the road for two summers, It probably wont be completed until 2006. 计算得出。 65 C 细节归纳题。文中提到的此条 冰上高速公路 主要用途是 provide a new way for supplies; allow for equipment to be brought to A
48、ntarctica ，所以 C 项不包括在 用途 之内。 66 C 数字计算题。解这道计算题要抓住文中的两个数据 the 1,020-mile highway ； a round trip on the road will be 30 days，尤其关键的是 a round trip 指 来回 ， 单程当然为 15 天，理解了这些数据，计算就容易了。 67 B 细节推断题。从文章的最后两段可以推断。 （ D） 这是一篇文化类短文。本文介绍的是要成为 世界遗产 之一，需要做哪些工作。 68 A 推理题。一个国家向联合国申请到最后申请成功要进行一系列的工作。因此可推测出 想要在 世界遗产 中榜上有名可不容易！ 。 69 B 细节题。从短文的最后一段分析可得出。 70 D 主旨题。短文的开头已经将本文的主题给出，下文是围绕这个主题进行展开的。 71 C 推测题。使一个地方成为世界遗产的 目的 在短文中没有明确表示 ，通过联合国对一个国家的要求可推测出 其目的是使其得到更好的保护 。 （ E） 这是一篇教育类短文。文章阐述的是 孩子们的成才需要社会各界的共
