阅读理解--------C
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10. Which of the following is NOT true about James Surowiecki? A. James Surowiecki is the author of The Financial Page column.
B. James Surowiecki usually has discussions with people from different fields. C. James Surowiecki speaks with a chairman about issues of medicine this month. D. Visiting newyorker. com/go/vasella, you can watch the conversation of this month between James and an economist.
11. ________ can be provided by The Big Apple Circus Care Program for sick children.
A. Excellent treatment and care B. Trained professional doctors and nurses C. Unique methods to relieve stress D. Special pediatric facilities 12. Which of the following can be used by The Big Apple Circus Clown Care Program to promote itself?
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【参考答案】9—10、DD 11—12、CB
阅读理解-------E (2013·天津，C)
Poet William Stafford once said that we are defined more by the detours(绕行路)in life than by the narrow road toward goals. I like this image. But it was quite by accident that I discovered the deep meaning of his words.
For years we made the long drive from our home in Seattle to my parents' home in Boise in nine hours. We traveled the way most people do: the fastest, shortest, easiest road, especially when I was alone with four noisy, restless kids who hates confinement(限制)and have strong opinions about everything.
Road trips felt risky, so I would drive fast, stopping only when I had to. We would stick to the freeways and arrive tired.
But then Banner, our lamb was born. He was rejected by his mama days before our planned trip to Boise. I had two choices: leave Banner with my husband, or take him with me. My husband made the decision for me.
That is how I found myself on the road with four kids, a baby lamb and nothing but my everlasting optimism to see me through. We took the country roads out of necessity. We had to stop every hour, let Banner shake out his legs and feed him. The kids chased him and one another. They'd get back in the car breathless and energized, smelling fresh from the cold air.
We explored side roads, catching grasshoppers in waisthigh grass. Even if we simply looked out of the car windows at baby pigs following their mother, or fish leaping out of the water, it was better than the best ride down the freeway. Here was life. And new horizons(见识)．
We eventually arrived at my parents' doorstep astonishingly fresh and full of stories.
I grew brave with the trip back home and creative with my disciplining technique. On an empty section of road, everyone started quarreling. I stopped the car, ordered all kids out and told them to meet me up ahead. I parked my car half a mile away and read my book in sweet silence.
Some road trips are by necessity fast and straight. But that trip with Banner opened our eyes to a world available to anyone adventurous enough to wander around and made me realize that a detour may uncover the best part of a journey—and the best part of yourself.
文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，因为旅途中要照料刚出生的小羊羔，所以作者不得不选择绕行路，作者发现绕行路增添了生活的快乐。
16．Why did the author use to take freeways to her parents' home? A．It was less tiring.
B．It would be faster and safer. C．Her kids would feel less confined.
D．She felt better with other drivers nearby.
答案：B 细节理解题。由第二段第二句话，“我们走大部分人会走的路：最快、最短、最安全”，故选B项。
17．The author stopped regularly on the country roads to ______. A．relax in the fresh air B．take a deep breath C．take care of the lamb D．let the kids play with Banner
答案：C 细节理解题。由第五段第三句话，“我们不得不每个小时停下来，让班纳舒展一下腿，喂喂它”，即照料一下小羊羔。
18．What does the author discover from the trip according to Paragraph 6? A．Freeways are where beauty hides.
B．Getting close to nature adds to the joy of life. C．Enjoying the beauty of nature benefits one's health. D．One should follow side roads to watch wild animals.
答案：B 细节理解题。由Here was life. And new horizons.可知这次旅行作者的发现：这才是生活，以及新见识。通过旅行中亲近大自然作者体验到了生活的乐趣。故选B项。
19．Why did the author ask the kids to get out of the car on their way back home? A．To give herself some time to read. B．To order some food for them. C．To play a game with them. D．To let them cool down.
答案：D 推理判断题。由第八段第二三句话，“每个人开始争吵，我停下车命令他们下车到前面等我”，可以推断出：我让孩子们下车是为了让孩子们停止争吵冷静下来。故选D项。
20．What could be the best title for the passage? A．Charm of the Detour. B．The Road to Bravery. C．Creativity out of Necessity. D．Road Trip and Country Life.
答案：A 主旨大意题。文章开头点题与结尾的结论都提到了绕行路会揭示旅行的快乐，所以标题应是A项，绕行路的魅力。
(五)A
(2013·湖北，A)
Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day's events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary. I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isn't accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?
When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, wellequipped with pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took out my pen...
At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.
Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful. I take pictures, but not very often—only of objects I find really beautiful. I'm no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old. I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.
I don't want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I won't have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe I'll forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I don't live to make memories—I just live, and the memories form themselves.
文章大意：本文介绍的是作者的一个成长历程，日记和相机起到穿针引线的作用，随着时间的变迁，作者的感受也在变化。
1．Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of ________.
A．observing her school routine B．expressing her satisfaction
C．impressing her classmates D．preserving her history
答案：D 细节理解题，根据第一段的a way of preserving the past可知D正确。 2．What caused a change in the author's understanding of keeping a diary? A．A dull night on the journey. B．The beauty of the great valley. C．A striking quotation from a book. D．Her concerns for future generations.
答案：B 推理判断题，由下文的At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley可知B正确。
3．What does the author put in her diary now? A．Notes and beautiful pictures. B．Special thoughts and feelings.
C．Detailed accounts of daily activities. D．Descriptions of unforgettable events.
答案：B 细节理解题，由Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling可知B正确。
4．The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is ________. A．to experience it B．to live the present in the future C．to make memories
D．to give accurate representations of it
答案：A 细节理解题，由but at least the experiences will always remain inside me可知A项正确。
阅读理解-----------D
Lots of people have hobbies. Some people collect old coins or foreign stamps; some do needlework; others spend most of their spare time on a particular sport.
A lot of people enjoy reading. But reading tastes differ widely. Some people only read newspapers or comics, some like reading novels, while others prefer books on astronomy, wildlife, or technological discoveries.
If I happen to be interested in horses or precious stones, I cannot expect everyone else to share my enthusiasm. If I watch all the sports programs on TV with great pleasure, I must put up with the fact that other people find sports boring.
Is there nothing that interests us all? Is there nothing that concerns everyone—no matter who they are or where they live in the world? Yes, dear Sophie, there are questions that certainly should interest everyone. They are precisely the questions this course is about.
What is the most important thing in life? If we ask someone living on the edge of starvation, the answer is food. If we ask someone dying of cold, the answer is warmth. If we put the same question to someone who feels lonely and isolated, the answer will probably be the company of other people.
But when these basic needs have been satisfied—will there still be something that everybody needs? Philosophers think so. They believe that man cannot live by bread alone. Of course everyone needs food. And everyone needs love and care. But there is something else—apart from that—which everyone needs, and that is to figure out who we are and why we are here.
Being interested in why we are here is not a “casual” interest like collecting stamps. People who ask such questions are taking part in a debate that has gone on as long as man has lived on this planet. How the universe, the earth, and life came into being is a bigger and more important question than who won the most gold medals in the last Olympics.
13. This text is most probably taken from ________. A. a research paper B. a course schedule C. a personal letter D. a book review
14. Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage? A. Philosophical questions are as interesting as collecting stamps. B. Thinking about philosophical questions is a serious interest. C. Figuring out who we are and why we are here is man's basic needs. D. Philosophy has universal appeal and concerns everybody in nature. 15. The author believes that ________.
A. no existing subject can interest everyone in the world B. different people may have different interests and concerns C. everyone has to figure out who we are and why we are here
D. people in modern society pay more attention to philosophical questions
【参考答案】13—15、CDC
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