2009年高考英语阅读理解和任务型阅读课堂综合练习十七（附解析）

2009年高考英语阅读理解和任务型阅读课堂综合练习十七一阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。Death Valley is one of the most famous deserts in the United States, covering a wide area with its alkali sand. Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level, and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States. Long ago the Panamint Indians called this place “Tomesha” the land of fire. Death Valleys present name dates back to 1849, when a group of miners coming across from Nevada became lost in its unpleasantness and hugeness and their adventure turned out to be a sad story. Today Death Valley has been declared a National Monument(纪念碑) and is crossed by several well-marked roads where good services can be found easily. Luckily the change created by human settlement has hardly ruined the special beauty of this place. Here nature created a lot of surprising, almost like the sights on the moon, ever-changing as the frequent wind moves the sand about, showing the most unusual colors. One of the most astonishing and variable parts of Death Valley is the Devil s Golf Course, where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams. Sand sculptures(沙雕) stand on a frightening ground, as evening shadows move and lengthen. 1. _ is the lowest place in the desert. A. Tomesha B. Death ValleyC. NevadaD. Badwater2. The name of the valley comes from _. A. an Indian name B. the death of the minersC. the local people D. a National Movement3. From the passage we can learn that _. A. no one had ever known the desert before the minersB. its still not easy to travel across the desertC. people can find gas-stations, cafes and hotels in the desertD. people have changed the natural sight of the desert4. Devil Golf Course is famous for _. A. the frequent wind B. the colors of the sandC. dream-like sights D. the sand sculptures5. From the passage we can see that the writer _ the Death Valley. A. appreciates B. is fearful of C. dislikes D. is tired ofThe Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US. It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River. It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. The canal served as a route over which industrial goods could flow into the west, and materials could pour into the east. The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nations largest city.The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York. It cost $ 7 143 789, but it soon gained its price many times over. Between 1825, when the canal was opened, and 1882, when toll charges(过运河费) were stopped, the state collected $121 461 891.For a hundred years before the Erie was built, people had been talking about a canal which could join the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. The man who planned the Erie Canal and carried the plan through was De Witt Clinton. Those who were against the canal laughingly called it “Clintons Ditch(沟)”. Clinton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it. He and Governor Morris went to Washington in 1812 to ask for help for the canal, but they were unsuccessful. Clinton became governor of New York in 1817, and shortly afterwards, on July 4, 1817, broke ground for the canal in Rome, N.Y. The first part of the canal was completed in 1820. As the canal grew, towns along its course developed fast. The length of the canal is 363 miles. We can see that the Erie Canal _. A. joined the Great Lakes togetherB. crossed New York from north to southC. played an important part in developing New York CityD. was the first waterway built in the US. It can be inferred that _ into the Atlantic Ocean.A. the Great Lakes flowB. the Hudson River flowsC. Lake Erie flowsD. the Erie Canal flows. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The Erie Canal brought profits of over $114, 000, 000.B. Its 363 miles from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.C. The West was more advanced than the East when the canal was built.D. Many other states helped New York built the canal. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Clinton broke ground for the canal at both ends.B. Clinton started building the canal before he became governor.C. All parts of the canal were completed at the same time.D. Construction of the canal took eight years.The blue tits(山雀) have been inspecting the nest-box again this year. The male is the house-hunter but the female will make the final choice. He lands at the hole and turns his head to expose his white cheeks as a signal to attract the female from where she has been feeding. Among many birds that nest in holes, the male has a light-coloured patch on its plumage(鸟羽) which acts as signal for drawing the females attention to a suitable nesting-place. Unlike the blue tit, the redstart(红尾鸲) may be only the male that strikingly coloured and the female is not beautiful. A few years ago I was lucky enough to spot a pair of redstarts in action in a Walsh wood. The male was leading an interested female to holes that he had previously(先前) checked out. He sat at the entrance of each hole and put his head on to show off his white forehead, or his head in to reveal(显露) his tail. If the female failed to react to his visual signals, the male sometimes sang for extra effect, while gliding towards her on spread wings and tail. Once the female accepts by following the male through the hole the displays stop, you must be at the right place at the right time to watch them. . How do the blue tits choose their nest?A. They choose their nest together. B. The male chooses their nest. C. The house-hunter chooses their nest. D. The female chooses their nest. . The writer was lucky to see _. A. how the male made his tricksB. how an interested female played with the male happilyC. what the male displayed and won the femaleD. that the male tried his best but failed to attract the female. You can spot a pair of redstarts in a Walsh wood _. A. at any timeB. regularly C. in April D. occasionally. The writer is probably _. A. a bird expert B. a bird-hunterC. a bird raiser D. a scientist DNew York: when the first jet struck, World Trade Center at 8:48 am on Tuesday, the People in 2 World Trade Center with a view of the instant damage across the divide had the clearest sense of what they, too, must do: get out fast.Katherine Hachinski, who had been knocked off her chair by the blast of heat exploding from the neighboring tower, was one of those. Despite her 70 years of age, Ms Hachinski, an architect working on the 91st floor of 2 World Trade Centre, the south tower, went for the stairs. Twelve floors above her, Judy Wein, an executive (经理), screamed and set off too.But others up and down the 110 floors, many without clear views of the damage across the way and thus unclear about what was happening, were not so sure. And the 18 minutes before the next plane would hit were ticking off.Amid the uncertainty about what was the best thing to do, formal announcements inside the sound tower instructed people to stay put, assuring them that the building was sound and the threat was limited to the other tower.Some left, others stayed. Some began to climb down and, when met with more announcements and other cautions(警告) to stop or return, went hack up. The decisions made in those instants proved to be of great importance, because many who chose to stay were doomed(注定死亡) when the second jet crashed into the south tower, killing many and stranding(使某物留在) many more in the floors above where the jet hit.One of those caught in indecision was the executive at Fuji Bank UAS.Richard Jacobs of Fuji Bank left the 79th floor with the other office workers, but on the 48th floor they heard the announcement that the situation was under control. Several got in the lifts and went back up, two minutes or so before the plane crashed-into their floor.“I just dont know what happened to them,” Mr. Jacobs said.14. From the passage, we know that the south tower was hit by the plane_.A. at 8: 30B. 18 minutes earlier than the north towerC. at around 9:06D. at 8:4815. The underlined words “stay put” means_.A. stay in the buildingB. leave at onceC. put everything back and then leaveD. keep silent16. Which floor was hit by the second jet?A. the 91st floorB. the 103rd floorC. the 60th floorD. the 79th floor17. Fewer people would have died if_.A. more announcement had been made B. people hadnt used the liftsC. the incident had happened on a weekendD. the people had obeyed the office rules二任务型阅读 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：请将答案写在答题纸上。Greeting other people is the first and most important social event in our lives. Parents greet their children as soon as they are born, and its not long before babies know who is who among the people in their everyday lives.After only a few months, babies work out systems of greeting for meeting people they know and those who are unfamiliar. Have you ever seen a four-month old baby staring at you? Have you smile ant said “hello” to the baby? Then have watched the babys little frown at it realizes that it does not know you? Either the baby will begin to make strange noises and cling to its caregiver, or it will jerk its head in such a way that its whole body moves, and smile at you.The baby has learned to greet people and to respond to greetings at an very early age. What it has learned is the most important aspect of a greeting: the facial and body gestures that accompany the smile. These are signals that indicate friendliness.Secondly, there is the intonation（语调）in the voice. Greetings are said warmly, with an expression anywhere between bight quickness and easy-going friendliness.The third aspect concerns the words chosen. Together, the words, the intonation, and facial expression signal a greeting. These indicators are the same all over the world.There may a little difference in the words used, but “Good day”, “ Bonggiorno”, “Nihao”, “Bonjour”, and “Guten Morgen” all contain the wor “good”. The common greeting from other languages is translated into English as “Good day” or “hello”. “Konnichi-wa” means “good day.”There are thousands of languages and cultures around the world, but though the words are different, they mean the same. And they are accompanied with friendly gestures, with smiles and with pleasant vocal intonations. You learned all of these skills and naturally in the first months and years of your life.So please greet other people with a smile, warm voice and kind words. Please greet other people whenever you can and wherever you are.TitlesGreetingsThemesWe greet to show 1._ _.Introduction Greeting 2._ _ is our first and most important social events.Three 3. _ of a greeting1. The 4._ _ on your face, which says that you are happy and friendly.2. The intonation in the voice, which is 5._ _ and pleasant.3. The 6._ _ of words, which usually contains the word good.7._ _ in languages other than English“ Bonggiorno”, “Nihao”, “Bonjour”, “Guten Morgen” and “Konnichi-wa” are 8._ _ different languages, but of the same 9._ _.SuggestionsPlease greet others warmly and pleasantly.Please greet others whenever 0._ _ and wherever you are.一阅读理解【答案解析】本文介绍了美国的一个著名沙漠“死亡谷”名称的由来以及 “死亡谷”奇特的风光。1. D。细节题。根据 and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States 可推知此题答案为 D。2. B。推断题。根据 when a group of miners coming across from Nevada became lost in its unpleasantness and hugeness and their adventure turned out to be a sad story 可知“死亡谷”的名称来源于这些迷路矿工的死亡。3. C。推断题。根据 well-marked roads where good services can be found easily 可以判断 C 为最佳答案。4. C。细节题。根据 where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams 可推知答案为 C。5. A。推断题。根据the special beauty of this placelike the sights on the moon ever-changingshowing the most unusual colors等关键词语可以知道作者是带着赞赏的语气来描述“死亡谷”的。【答案与解析】本文介绍了Erie Canal的作用及修建过程。. C。细节题。根据文章第1段最后一句The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nations largest city 及全段内容，可推知此题答案为C。. B。推断题。根据文章第1段第2句和第3句：运河from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River 横跨了New York 把the Great Lakes和the Atlantic Ocean联系起来了可推知此题答案为B。. A。推断题。通过比较文章第2段第2句 It cost $ 7, 143, 789 和第2段最后一句中的the state collected $121, 461, 891可推知此题答案为A。. D。推断题。根据文章最后一段第1句中的on July 4, 1817, broke ground for th