（整理版高中英語）高考英語實戰(zhàn)演練專題閱讀理解（106110）《附詳析》

1、高考英語實戰(zhàn)演練專題閱讀理解106-110附詳析 (第106篇)new archaeological discoveries suggest that trade between europe and asia along the silk road probably began in some form many centuries earlier than once thought. the findings, coupled with a widening range of scientific and historical research, could add a fascinati

2、ng new page to the epic of the silk road.the latest and most surprising discovery is pieces of silk found in the hair of an egyptian mummy from about 1,000 bc ，long before regular traffic on the silk road and at least one thousand years before silk was previously thought to be used in egypt. other r

3、esearch may extend human activity along this route back even further, perhaps a million years to the migration of human ancestors into eastern asia.the official origin of eastwest commerce along the road is usually placed in the late 2nd century bc when an agent of the chinese emperor wudi returned

4、from a dangerous secret mission (使命)across the western desert into the remote high country of central asia. the agent, zhang qian, travelled as far as afghanistan and brought back knowledge of even more distant lands such as persia，syria and a place known as lijien, perhaps rome. historians have cal

5、led this one of the most important journeys in ancient times. his journey opened the way for what have been thought to be the first indirect contacts between the ancient worlds two superpowers, china and rome. chinese silk, first traded to central asian tribes for war horses and to the parthians of

6、old persia in exchange for acrobats and ostrich eggs ，was soon finding its way through a network of merchants to the luxury markets of rome.but the new discoveries show that chinese silk was apparently present in the west long before the han emperor started organized trade over the silk road. the re

7、search could change thinking about the early history of world trade and provide insights into the mystery of just how and when europe and the mediterranean lands first became aware of the glorious culture at the other end of eurasia.語篇解讀最新的考古學研究說明，古代歐亞大陸之間的主要貿(mào)易通道絲綢之路，其起源可能比我們之前認為的要早許多世紀。5the word“co

8、upled in the first paragraph could best be replaced by_.a. produced b. continuedc. doubled d. combined解析猜想詞義題。由第一段第二句的句意“這些發(fā)現(xiàn)，綜合廣泛的、科學的、歷史的研究可以增添絲綢之路歷史新紀元迷人的一頁可以推知答案為d。答案d6the silk thread found in the hair of an egyptian mummy suggests that_.a. egyptians had probably travelled to china to buy silkb.

9、 trade along the silk road began earlier than once thoughtc. historical research often achieves fascinating resultsd. new light can now be thrown on ancient trading practices解析推理判斷題。由末段首句可以推斷出在漢武帝之前就有了絲綢之路的貿(mào)易，故b項正確。a項不合常識和事實；c項句意本身沒有錯誤但太寬泛；d項這一事實可以說明古代貿(mào)易實踐，不合文意，故排除。答案b7until recently most historians

10、 believed that trade along the silk road_.a. originated in the 2nd century bcb. extended human migration into eastern asiac. began a million years agod. primarily benefited the egyptians解析事實細節(jié)題。由第三段首句可知答案為a。答案a8historians have always considered zhang qians mission important because they believe_.a.

11、he brought back knowledge of rome to the emperorb. he discovered the silk roadc. he helped establish eastwest traded. he travelled as far as afghanistan解析推理判斷題。由第三段內(nèi)容可知c正確。答案c長難句解讀the research could change thinking about the early history of world trade and provide insights into the mystery of just

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20、hopping解析推理判斷題。六條顧客評論中有三條(1、5、6條)中提到了它的優(yōu)質(zhì)效勞。答案b (第108篇)it is true that good writers rewrite and rewrite and then rewrite some more. but in order to work up the desire to rewrite，it is important to learn to like what you write at the early stage.i am surprised at the number of famous writers i know w

21、ho say that they so dislike reading their own writing later that they even hate to look over the publishers opinions. one reason we may dislike reading our own work is that were often disappointed that the rich ideas in our minds seem very thin and plain when first written down. jerry fodor and stev

22、en pinker suggest that this fact may be a result of how our minds work. different from popular belief, we do not usually think in the words and sentences of ordinary language but in symbols for ideas (known as “mentalese ) , and writing our ideas down is an act of translation from that symbolic lang

23、uage.but while mentalese contains our thoughts in the form of a complex tapestry (織錦), writing can only be composed one thread at a time. therefore it should not be surprising that our first attempt at expressing ideas should look so simple. it is only by repeatedly rewriting that we produce new thr

24、eads and connect them to get closer to the ideas formed in our minds.when people write as if some strict critics (批評家) are looking over their shoulder, they are so worried about what this critic might say that they get stuck before they even start. pierre elbow makes an excellent suggestion to deal

25、with this problem.when writing we should have two different minds. at the first stage, we should see every idea, as well as the words we use to express it, as wonderful and worth putting down. it is only during rewrites that we should examine what we excitedly wrote in the first stage and check for

26、weaknesses.語篇解讀作者感到奇怪的是，很多著名的作家不喜歡看自己寫的作品。分析原因，其中之一便是，寫的時候，頭腦里面的構思非常不錯，可是一旦寫出來以后，卻往往發(fā)現(xiàn)與本意有很大的不同。5what do we learn from the text about those famous writers?a. they often regret writing poor works.b. some of them write surprisingly much.c. many of them hate reading their own works.d. they are happy to

27、 review the publishers opinions.解析細節(jié)理解題。由第二段第一句話可知答案為c。答案c6what do people generally believe about the way human minds work?a. people think in words and sentences.b. human ideas are translated into symbols.c. people think by connecting threads of ideas.d. human thoughts are expressed through pictures

28、.解析細節(jié)理解題。由第三段第一句話可知答案為a。答案a7what can we conclude from the text?a. most people believe we think in symbols.b. loving our own writing is scientifically reasonable.c. the writers and critics can never reach an agreement.d. thinking and writing are different stages of mind at work.解析推理判斷題。綜觀全文可知，思考和寫作是大

29、腦工作的不同階段。答案d (第109篇)i was in a rush as always, but this time it was for an important date i just couldn t be late for! i found myself at a checkout counter behind an elderly woman seemingly in no hurry as she paid for her groceries. a phd student with not a lot of money, i had hurried into the store

30、 to pick up some flowers. i was in a huge rush, thinking of my upcoming evening. i did not want to be late for this date.we were in boston, a place not always known for small conversation between strangers. the woman stopped unloading her basket and looked up at me. she smiled. it was a nice smile w

31、arm and reassuring and i returned her_gift_by smiling back.“must be a special lady, whoever it is that will be getting those beautiful flowers， she said.“yes, she s special， i said, and then to my embarrassment, the words kept coming out. “it s only our second date，but somehow i am just having the f

32、eeling shesthe one ，jokingly, i added, “the only problem is that i can t figure out why she d want to date a guy like me.“well, i think shes very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is obviously in love with her， the woman said. “my husband used to bring me flowers e

33、very week even when times were tough and we didn t have much money. those were incredible days; he was very romantic and of course i miss him since he s passed away.i paid for my flowers as she was gathering up her groceries. there was no doubt in my mind as i walked up to her. i touched her on the

34、shoulder and said, “you were right, you know. these flowers are indeed for a very special lady. i handed her the flowers and thanked her for such a nice conversation.it took her a moment to realize that i was giving her the flowers i had just purchased.“you have a wonderful evening，i said. i left he

35、r with a big smile and my heart warmed as i saw her smelling the beautiful flowers.i remember being slightly late for my date that night and telling my girlfriend the above story. a couple of years later，when i finally worked up the courage to ask her to marry me，she told me that this story had help

36、ed to seal it for her that was the night that i won her heart.語篇解讀作者趕著去和女朋友約會，在他買花的途中，偶遇一個微笑的老婦人，他們進行了一次真誠的談話1why was the writer in a hurry that day?a. he was to meet his girlfriend.b. he had to go back to school soon.c. he was delayed by an elderly lady.d. he had to pick up some groceries.解析事實細節(jié)題。從

37、全文特別是第一段可知，我們不難發(fā)現(xiàn)作者很匆忙的原因是“急著買花，要去赴約(約會女朋友)，答案應該選a。答案a2what does the underlined phrase“her gift (paragraph 2) refer to?a. her words.b. her smile.c. her flowers. d. her politeness.解析詞義理解題。從文章第二段中的“she smiled.it was a nice smilewarm and reassuring.，可知此處的“her gift，指代上文的smile，所以答案選b。答案b3why did the writ

38、er give his flowers to the elderly lady?a. she told him a nice story.b. she allowed him to pay first.c. she gave him encouragement.d. she liked flowers very much.解析邏輯推理題。從作者和老婦人的談話可知，老婦人講述的關于她的丈夫?qū)λ年P愛的故事深深地感動了作者，同時也鼓勵了 送花給女朋友是非常值得做的，而且對他女朋友來說，能收到他送的花是很幸運的。答案c4what is the message conveyed in the stor

39、y?a. flowers are important for a date.b. small talk is helpful.c. love and kindness are rewarding.d. elderly people deserve respecting.解析邏輯推理題。從全文可知，這個故事告訴我們“愛和藹心會給人們帶來幸福，所以c項與本文要傳遞的信息一致。答案c (第110篇)we already know the fastest, least expensive way to slow climate change: use less energy. with a littl

40、e effort, and not much money, most of us could reduce our energy diets by 25 percent or more doing the earth a favor while also helping our wallets.not long ago, my wife, pj, and i tried a new diet not to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change. scientists have r

41、eported recently that the world is heating up even faster than predicted only a few years ago，and that the consequences could be severe if we don t keep reducing emissions (排放) of carbon dioxide (co2) and other greenhouse gases that are trapping heat in our atmosphere.we decided to try an experiment

42、.for one month we recorded our personal emissions of co2. we wanted to see how much we could cut back, so we went on a strict diet. the average us household(家庭) produces about 150 pounds of co2 a day by doing common place things like turning on airconditioning or driving cars. that s more than twice

43、 the european average and almost five times the global average, mostly because americans drive more and have bigger houses. but how much should we try to reduce?for an answer, i checked with tim flannery, author of the weather makers: how man is changing the climate and what it means for life on ear

44、th.in his book, he had challenged readers to make deep cuts in personal emissions to keep the world from reaching extremely important tipping_points，such as the melting (融化) of the ice sheets in greenland or west antarctica. “to stay below that point, we need to reduce co2 emissions by 80 percent， he said.good advice, i thought.i d opened our bedroom windows to let in the wind. we d gotten so used to keeping our aircond