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　　注意阅读速度

　　一个人的阅读能力的高低决定了他能否快速高效地吸收有用信息。合理的快速阅读可以使阅

　　读者思想高度集中，在阅读中积极思维，不时作出归纳、演绎、对比、推测，正确理解篇章

　　大意。没有一定的阅读速度，就不能顺利地输入信息，阅读理解的成效也会大大地降低。

　　高考要求每分钟读60个字，但我们在平常练习时应达到并超过这个基本标准，以便在高考中

　　能给自己挤出更多时间去进行思考。我们要培养快速阅读的能力，就必须克服指读、回读、

　　重读等不良习惯，不要把注意力过度集中在孤立的单词上，以致于对整句、整段的意思把握

　　不清。与此同时，我们还应注意运用多种阅读技巧，如略读、扫读、跳读等来搜寻关键词、

　　主题句，理清文章脉络，把握语篇实质。

　　Passage 1

　　阅读理解…………………………………………………………………

　　The big Town Hall clock was striking midnight when Frank began to cross the bridge.① The dark night air was cold and slightly wet, and the street lamp gave little light.

　　Frank was anxious to get home and his footsteps rang loudly on the pavement (人

　　行道). When he reached the middle of the bridge he thought he could hear someone

　　coming near behind him. He looked back but could see no one. However, the sound

　　continued and Frank began to walk more quickly. Then he slowed down again, feel

　　ing shame at having acted so foolishly. There was nothing to fear in a town as quiet as this.

　　Just then, he heard short, quick steps closely behind him. By the time he reache

　　d the other side of the bridge, he could almost feel someone at his heels (紧跟

　　在后). He turned round and there stood a man in a large overcoat. A hat was pull

　　ed down over his eyes and very little of his face could be seen. Frank said some

　　thing about the weather, trying to sound friendly and calm. The man did not answer but asked rudely where Oakfield House was. Frank pointed to a big house in th

　　e distance and the stranger continued his way.

　　Then Frank wondered why the stranger had wanted to find Oakfield House at such an hour.

　　He knew that the people who lived there were very rich. Almost without realizing what he was doing, he began following the stranger quickly and quietly. The man was soon outside the house and Frank saw him look up at the windows. A light was still on and the man waited until it went out.② After about half an hour had passed, Frank saw him climb noiselessly over the wall and heard him drop on the ground at the other side.

　　Now Frank realized what was going to happen. He walked quickly and silently across the street towards a telephone box on the corner.

　　注释

　　………………………………

　　①The big Town Hall clock was striking midnight when Frank began to cross th

　　e bridge. 正当弗兰克准备过桥时，市政厅的大钟敲响了午夜的钟声。

　　②A light was still on and the man waited until it went out. 一盏灯仍然亮着，那

　　个人一直等到它熄灭。

　　根据文章内容，选择正确答案：

　　1. Frank was feeling shame at ____ .

　　A. having walked so quickly

　　B. having made a big noise at midnight

　　C. having been afraid

　　D. having been so anxious to go home

　　2. What did Frank think was going to happen?

　　A. Somebody was going to rob the house.

　　B. The stranger would get himself hurt.

　　C. The stranger would spend the night in the Oakfield House.

　　D. Somebody was going to make a telephone call.

　　3. What kind of atmosphere (气氛) does the writer want to create (制造) in this passage?

　　A. Quiet.B. Peaceful.

　　C. Lonely.D. Frightening.

　　Passage 2

　　阅读理解…………………………………………………………………

　　Most people feel lonely sometimes, but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. This kind of loneliness is not serious. In fact, it is quite normal. For some people, though, loneliness can last for years. Now researchers say there are three different types of loneliness.

　　The first kind of loneliness is temporary (暂时的). This is the most common type. It usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention. The second kind, situational loneliness, is a natural result of a particular situation — for example, a family problem, the death of a loved one, or moving to a new p

　　lace. Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems, such as head

　　aches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year.

　　The third kind of loneliness is the most serious. Unlike the second type, chroni

　　c (长期的) loneliness usually lasts more than two years and has no specific (特

　　别的) cause. People who experience habitual loneliness have problems socializing

　　and becoming close to others. Unfortunately, many chronically lonely people thi

　　nk there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition.①

　　Psychologists (心理学家) are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons. They are unhappy and unable to socialize and there is a connection between chronic loneliness and serious illnesses such as heart disease.

　　② While temporary and situational loneliness can be a normal, healthy part of l

　　ife, loneliness can be a very sad, and sometimes dangerous condition.

　　注释

　　………………………………

　　①Unfortunately, many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition. 不幸的是，许多长期孤独的人认为对于改善现状，他们无能为力。

　　②They are unhappy and unable to socialize and there is a connection between chronic loneliness and serious illnesses such as heart disease. 他们不开心，失去了社交能力，而且长期的孤独和诸如心脏病这样的严重疾病是息息相关的。

　　根据文章内容，选择正确答案：

　　1. How would you treat temporary loneliness according to the passage?

　　A. Talk to friends.

　　B. Just pay no attention to it.

　　C. Go to see a doctor.

　　D. Ask your teachers for guidance.

　　2. “It” in the last sentence of the second paragraph refers to ____ .

　　A. temporary loneliness

　　B. situational loneliness

　　C. a new place

　　D. sleeplessness

　　3. Why do psychologists want to help chronically lonely people?

　　A. Chronic loneliness can cause family problems.

　　B. Chronic loneliness can cause serious illnesses.

　　C. Chronic loneliness can not be overcome.

　　D. A, B, and C are all correct.

　　4. What is the best title for the passage?

　　A. Three Kinds of Loneliness.

　　B. Loneliness and Diseases.

　　C. Loneliness and Social Contacts.

　　D. Chronic Loneliness.

　　Passage 3

　　阅读理解…………………………………………………………………

　　Health officials are worried about a flu (流感). But this isn't the same kind of flu that might have kept you out of school last week. It's the bird flu, which has spread to 10 Asian countries.

　　The disease affects birds such as chickens and ducks, and can also spread to humans. So far, only people who have handled chickens have been infected (感染). Although there is no sign of the disease spreading from human to human, experts are not ruling out that possibility.

　　The disease first infected humans in Hong Kong in 1997, but appeared in Italy over 100 years ago. This year, at least 10 people have died from the disease, and health experts fear it could become worse. If the virus (病毒) continues to grow at a fast rate, it could become a bigger problem than SARS, which used to kill about 800 people last year.

　　To prevent the situation from becoming worse, infected chickens and ducks throughout Asia are being killed. China has already killed tens of thousands of birds. Scientists are also working as hard as they can to create a vaccine (疫苗) to protect people, but it will probably not be ready for at least another six months.

　　“We have a window of opportunity here to deal with this disease,①” said Dr. Klaus Stohr of the World Health Organization. “With SARS we said we wanted to put things back in a box；② here we want to keep things in the box. It hasnt come out yet. We have a good chance of controlling this.”

　　注释

　　………………………………

　　① We have a window of opportunity here to deal with this disease. 我们相当有把握对付这种疾病。

　　② With SARS we said we wanted to put things

　　back in a box. 对于SARS而言，我们说过我们要把它放回到盒子中去。这里的box指的是Pandoras box(潘多拉盒子)，在希腊神话中是天下一切灾祸的根源。

　　根据文章内容，选择正确答案：

　　1. What is the bird flu?

　　A. A disease suffered by animals.

　　B. A disease suffered by birds.

　　C. A disease suffered by animals and humans.

　　D. A disease suffered by birds and humans.

　　2. Which of the following statements is TRUE to the fact?

　　A. The bird flu only appeared in Asia.

　　B. The bird flu is not able to spread between humans like SARS.

　　C. The bird flu first appeared in Hong Kong.

　　D. The bird flu could be more serious than SARS.

　　3. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

　　A. The bird flu has developed into a serious problem which is beyond peoples control.

　　B. The bird flu has caused as bad an effect to humans as SARS.

　　C. Now people have developed ways to deal with the disease of the bird flu.

　　D. People are quite sure about bringing the bird flu into control.

　　Passage 4

　　完形填空…………………………………………………………………

　　The writers of murder stories go to a great deal of trouble to keep us guessing right up to the end. In fact, people often act more 1 in real life than they do in 2.

　　The following advertisement once appeared in a newspaper: “A chance to earn 150 pounds in a few minutes. A man...willing to take chances 3 to do an unusual job which can be done only once.” A 4 found this offer very generous(慷慨的)and 5 to the advertiser, but a bit doubtful, he gave a 6 name.① Soon afterwards, he received a reply asking him to ring a certain number 7 he was still interested. He did so and 8 on the telephone that the advertiser wanted him “to get rid of somebody” and would 9 it more fully with him the next day. But the man told the 10 and from then on acted under their orders. The police saw the two men 11 and watched them as they drove away together. In the car the advertiser came to the 12 at once. He told the man he wanted him to shoot his 13. The reason he gave was that he wanted to live in a warmer country, 14 his wife was against this. Giving the man some 15, the advertiser told him to buy a 16 and warned him to be careful of the dog which, 17 it would not bite, might attract attention.② He also gave him a 18 and suggested that the man should do the 19 next morning. After the murder, they would meet again outside a railway station and the money would be paid as planned. The 20 meeting never took place, for the advertiser was caught by the police shortly

　　afterwards.

　　注释

　　………………………………

　　① A reader found this offer very generous and wrote to the advertiser, but a bi

　　t doubtful, he gave a false name. 一位读者发现报酬非常丰厚, 于是给登广告者写了封

　　应征信。但是怀着一丝困惑, 他用的是假名。

　　② Giving the man some money, the advertiser told him to buy a gun and warned hi

　　m to be careful of the dog which, though it would not bite, might attract attent

　　ion. 登广告者给了那人一些钱让他买把枪，他又警告那人要当心他们家的狗。尽管它不咬

　　人，但叫声可能会引起别人的注意。

　　根据文章内容，选择正确答案：

　　1. A. dangerouslyB. strangelyC. terriblyD. interestingly

　　2. A. storiesB. actionsC. murdersD. newspapers

　　3. A. asksB. looksC. neededD. liked

　　4. A. writerB. readerC. womanD. murderer

　　5. A. phonedB. explainedC. spokeD. wrote

　　6. A. strangeB. realC. falseD. true

　　7. A. unlessB. beforeC. whetherD. if

　　8. A. learnedB. toldC. calledD. asked

　　9. A. doB. sayC. discussD. talk

　　10. A. policeB. advertiserC. writerD. public

　　11. A. leaveB. telephoneC. meetD. go

　　12. A. positionB. placeC. pointD. end

　　13. A. somebodyB. dogC. wifeD. friend

　　14. A. soB. butC. orD. although

　　15. A. moneyB. informationC. adviceD. pay

　　16. A. ticketB. gunC. dogD. however

　　17. A. becauseB. thoughC. whenD. however

　　18. A. dressB. lookC. carD. photo

　　19. A. thingsB. jobC. favorD. best

　　20. A. importantB. surprisingC. secondD. first

　　Passage 1

　　本文讲述了一个令人心悸的故事，一个夜归人感觉被人跟踪，然而他又反过来跟踪那个人，发现……

　　1. C从第二段Frank回头看，加快脚步赶路到“没什么可怕的”的自我安慰这些动作及心理活动的描述，可以看出他的紧张和惊恐。

　　2. A陌生人半夜隐伏墙外，直等到里面熄灯后才悄然翻墙而入，意欲为何，不问自知。

　　3. D作者通过对环境、事态发展及陌生人的打扮等的描写，成功地渲染出一种恐怖的气氛。

　　Passage 2

　　本文介绍了孤独的几种类型：①暂时孤独；②情景孤独；③长期孤独。作者简要分析了其产

　　生的原因、对身体的影响和解决的办法。

　　1. B答案依据在文章的第二段。

　　2. B通过文章第二段的上下文联系可知。

　　3. B文章最后一段告知答案。

　　4. A文章第一段的最后一句为文章的主题句。

　　Passage 3

　　本文简单介绍了禽流感疫情，以及人们所采取的防御措施。

　　1. D根据第二段第一句得出答案。

　　2. D第三段最后一句有提示。

　　3. D人们坚信可以控制禽流感的发展。

　　Passage 4

　　本文讲述了一位男士想雇凶杀妻而最终被捕的故事。

　　1.B现实生活中有些事甚至更奇怪，为下文埋下伏笔。

　　2.A把现实生活与虚构的故事比较。

　　3.C说明如何才能赚得那笔钱。

　　4.B读报的当然是“读者”。

　　5.D下文 reply与之呼应。

　　6.C从doubtful推测可知。

　　7.D如果他仍感兴趣的话。

　　8.A通电话后了解到……。

　　9.C第二天再与他商讨此事。

　　10.A下文出现“the police”。

　　11.C联系倒数第二句的“meet again”可知答案。

　　12.Ccome to the point “直入正题”。

　　13.C从下一句“...14 his wife was against this.”可知。

　　14.B逻辑意义的转折。

　　15.A买枪当然需要钱。

　　16.B上文“shoot his wife” 有暗示。

　　17.B逻辑意义的转换。

　　18.D逻辑推理可知，这名读者并不认识登广告者的妻子，所以登广告

　　者把他妻子的一张照片给了读者。

　　19.B与第二段开头两句呼应。

　　20.C根据上句“meet again” 可知。

　　1. The big Town Hall clock was striking midnight when Frank began to cross the bridge. 正当弗兰克准备过桥时，市政厅的大钟敲响了午夜的钟声。(Paragraph 1, Passage 1)

　　本句中的when表示“就在那个时候”，相当于and at that time，一般位于前一分句之后。

　　He was about to go to bed when the doorbell rang. 他正要上床，忽然门铃响了。

　　They were watching the World Cup when suddenly the lights went out. 他们正看着世界杯比赛，突然灯灭了。

　　They had just arrived home when it began to rain. 他们刚到家，天就开始下雨了。

　　2. But this isn't the same kind of flu that might have kept you out of school last week. 但这个流感和上周也许使你不能去上学的流感不同。(Paragraph 1, Passage 3)

　　“情态动词 + have done”结构主要用来表示对过去动作的推测。注意不同的情态动词所表示的语气不同。

　　He may not have read the book. 他也许没有看过那本书。(语气较弱)

　　She must have been very busy last week. 她上星期一定很忙。(语气很强)

　　She couldn't have gone to work. It was Sunday. 她不可能去上班，那天是星期日。

　　注意：表“推测”时，情态动词must只用于肯定句，而不用于否定句和疑问句中。

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