2009年高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解和任務(wù)型閱讀課堂綜合練習(xí)十三(附解析)

--#-/8knewyouhadnochoice.”O(jiān)therexplanationsabouttheexpressiongobacktothearmy.Whenthemenfacedaninspectionbytheirleader,thesoldierswouldbeworriedabouthowwelltheylooked.Wastheirequipmentclean,shinnyenoughtopasstheinspection?Stillthemenhadtogooutandfacethemusicofthebandaswellastheinspection.Whatelsecouldtheydo?Anotherarmyexplanationismorecloselyrelatedtotheideaoffacingtheresultsandacceptingtheresponsibilityforsomethingthatshouldnothavebeendone.As,forexamplewhenamanisforcedoutofthearmybecausehedidsomethingterrible,heisdishonored.Thebanddoesnotplay.Onlythedrumstapasad,slowbeat.Thesoldierisforcedtoleave,facingsuchmusicasitisandfacingthebackofhishorse.Howmanywaysdoesthephrase“tofacethemusic”comesfrom?A.1 B.2C.3D.4What’sthemeaningof“tofacethemusic?”Tofacesomethingfarlesspleasant.Tofacethestage.Tofacethebackofone’shorse.Tofaceone’sleader.Whichofthefollowingisasituationoffacingthemusic?Whenweareplayingbasketball.Whenwearemakingaspeech.Whenwearehavingaparty.Whenwearetalkingwithsomebody.Theunderlinedword“hostile”means .A.unfriendlyB.dislikeC.unkindD.unnecessaryCThereareseveralwaysyoucanfindoutaboutthecountriesandplacesyouwishtovisit.Youcantalktofriendswhohavetravelledtotheplaces.Oryoucangoandseeacolorfilm.Oryoucanreadtravelbooks.Itwouldseemthattherearethreekindsoftravelbooks.Thefirstarethosethatgiveapersonal,subjective（主觀的）accountoftravelswhichtheauthorhasactuallymadehimself.iftheyareinformativeandhaveagoodindex（索弓I）,thentheycanbeusefultoyouwhenyouareplanningyourtravels.Thesecondkindarethosebookswhosepurposeistogiveapurelyobjective（客觀的）descriptionofthingstobedoneandseen.Ifawell-read,culturedpersonhaswrittensuchabook,thenitisevenmoreuseful.Itcanbesortedasaselectedguidebook.Thethirdkindarethosebookswhicharecalled“aguide”tosomeplaceorother.Iftheyaregood,theywill,inadditiontotheirfactualinformation,giveananalysisoranexplanation.Likethefirstkindtheycanbeinspiringandinteresting.Buttheirbasicpurposeistohelpthereaderwhowishestoplaninthemostpracticalway.Whateverkindoftravelbookyouchooseyoumustmakesurethatitdoesnotdescribeeverythingas“wonderful”,“excellent”or“magical”.Youmustalsonoteitsdateofpublicationbecausetravelisaverypracticalaffairandmanythingschangequicklyinthetwenty-firstcentury.Finally,youshouldmakesurethatthecontentsarewellpresentedandeasytofind.Thispassageisabout .A.howtotravel B.howtobuytravelbooksC.howtoreadatravelbook D.travelbooksThefollowingtravelbooksmaybeofusewhenyouplanyourtravelsexcept .thebookwrittenbysomepeoplewhohavehadthesametravelexperiencethemselvesthebookwhichtellsyouwhatisworthdoingandseeingbasedonthefactsthebookinwhichalotofbigadjectivesareusedtodrawyourattentionthebookwhichoffersyoualotofusefulinformationlikeatourguideThedateofthepublicationmustbenoticedbecause .theworldischangingandsoaretheplacesyouaregoingtovisitthepriceofthebookisalwayschangingtheauthorofthebookmaybedifferentthecontentsofthebookarealwaysthesameDDoreenSykoraisnowajunioratMcGillUniversity.Shehadadifficulttimewhenshefirstbegancollege.Shesaid,“Iwasalwayswellpreparedformyexaminations.ButwhenIgointoclasstotaketheexam,Iwouldfallapart.Icouldjustblankoutbecauseofnervousnessandfear.”HitoshiSakamoto,ananthropology（人類學(xué)）studentatTempleUniversityinTokyoreportssimilarexperiences.Thesetwoyoungstudentswereexperiencingsomethingcalledtestanxiety.Becauseastudentworriesandisstressed（加壓力于）aboutatest,hisorherminddoesnotworkaswellasitusuallydoes.Thestudentcannotwriteorthinkclearlybecauseoftheseveretensionandnervousness.Nowtherearespecialuniversitycoursestohelpstudents.Inthesecourses,advisorsandpsychologiststrytohelpstudentsbyteachingthemtomanagetestanxiety.Suchacoursehelpsstudentslearntolivewithstressandnotfailbecauseofit.Firststudentstakeapracticetesttomeasuretheirworrylevel.Ifthetestsshowthattheirstresslevelishigh,thestudentscantakeashortcoursetomanagethefear.Thesecoursesteachstudentshowtorelaxtheirbodies.Theygettrainingtobecomecalminverytensesituations.Bycontrollingtheirnervousness,theycanlettheirmindsworkmoreeasily.Learnedinformationthencomesoutwithoutdifficultyonatest.DoreenSykorasawimmediateresultsaftertakingsuchacourse.Shenowhasenthusiasmabouttherelaxationmethods.“Mostly,whatIdoisimaginemyselfinaverycalmplace.ThenIimaginemyselfpickingupapencil.Imoveslowlyandcarefully.Ibreatheeasilyandletallthetensionout.Witheachbreath,moreworryleavesme.Itreallyworkstoo.Mygradeshaveimprovedgreatly!I’mreallydoingwellatMcGillnow.Thisrelaxationmethodworksnotonlyonexaminations,butithasimprovedtherestofmylifeaswell.”ForHitoshiinTokyo,theresultsweremuchthesame.Heisenjoyingschoolalotmoreandlearningmore.WhatisthesimilaritybetweenDoreenSykoraandHitoshiSakamoto?Theyarestudentsfromthesameuniversity.Theyfailedinalltheexaminations.Theybothhadexperiencesoftestanxiety.Theybothhadthesamepoorstudyinghabits.Thephrase“blankout”inParagraph1refersto“ .”A.loseinterestintheexam B.refusetotaketheexamC.getanextrapaper D.beunabletothinkclearlyWhat’sthepurposeofsomespecialuniversitystudent-helpcourses?Tohelpstudentstoreducetestanxiety.Toshowastresslevelexperiencedbystudents.Tolearnmoreknowledgeabouttestanxiety.Tohaveabetterunderstandingoftestanxiety.二.任務(wù)型閱讀請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：每空格1個(gè)單詞。China'snewly-wedsspendtoomuchWeddingsaresoimportantinChinathatcouplesarewillingtoforkoutabout20timestheirmonthlyincomeongettinghitchedandeverythingthatcomeswithit.China'snewly-wedsincitiesspend126,600yuan(16,600U.S.dollars)onaveragein2006whengettinghitched,Thursday'sChongqingYouthDailyreported,citingarecentsurveybytheMinistryofCommerce.Ananalysisof60,000coupleslivingincitiesshowedthatabout64percentofthespendingwentonhousedecoration,furnitureandhouseholdappliancesandtherestwasspentonthewedding,suchastheceremony,photography,weddingdressesandfeast.ThesurveysaidtheweddingexpenditurewasonlyasmallshareoftheoverallmarriagecostasmostChineseyoungcouplesinthecitiestendedtobuyanapartmentandacarbeforetyingtheknot.Thesurveysaidthatabout81.6percentofthenewly-wedsadmittedthattheyhadgoteconomicsupportfromparentsastheirmonthlyincomeonaveragewasonlyabout6,240yuan.Thesurveyalsoshowedthatabout88.4percentofthenewly-wedschosehavingweddingphotographyasapriorityand78.74chosehostingaweddingbanquet.Incontrast,youngcouplesinthecountrysidespentabout40,000yuanonaverageonmarriage-relatedissues,lessthanonethirdoftheircitypeers,accordingtothereport.About8.49millioncouplesgotmarriedinChinain2006.Title:China’snewly-wedsspend___1___Wedding2China'snewly-wedsin 3 areasspend126,600yuanonaveragein2006.Inthe 4 areas,youngcouplesspentlessthanonethirdoftheircitypeers.The5 ofmoneyAbout64percentofthespendingwenton 6 decoration,furnitureandhouseholdappliances.Therestwasspentonthewedding,for7theceremony,photography,weddingdressesandfeast.The8ofmoneyTheygotthe 9 supportfromtheirparentsbecausetheirincomewasnothighenough.The10 forthehighexpenseThenewly-wedsusuallyspendalotbecausetheyhavemanythingstobuy,suchashousesandcars.A【答案與解讀】非正式談話是任何商業(yè)聯(lián)系中的一個(gè)重要組成部分，不過(guò)談話時(shí)，可別無(wú)所顧忌，一定要適可而止。B。語(yǔ)義理解題。從最后一段第1句話Asgeneralrule,it'sbestnottotalkaboutpoliticsorreligion（宗教）withyourbusinessfriends可以明顯看出答案為什么選B。A。細(xì)節(jié)題。命題依據(jù)是最后一段第4句話Sportsistypicallyafriendlysubjectinmostpartsoftheworld。B。判斷題。從第2段第3句話...becausetheyfeelthatdoingsomighttakeawayfromtheharmonious（和諧的）businessrelationshipthey'retryingtobuild可以推知。D。語(yǔ)義理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第4句話中的...althoughbecarefulnottocriticizeanationalsport可知答案為D。B【答案與解讀】本文說(shuō)明了美國(guó)習(xí)語(yǔ)tofacethemusic的來(lái)歷和意義。C。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三、四、五段的解釋，可推知此題答案為C。A。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第2段第2句Itissomethingfarlesspleasant可推知此題答案為A。B。推斷題。根據(jù)文章第