2009年高考英语阅读理解和任务型阅读课堂综合练习十六（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十六一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。AJeanne Calment, a French woman, became a record breaker on 17 October of 1995, when at the age of 120 years and 238 days, she became the longest-lived human being on record. A Japanese man died in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237 days. Jeanne Calment lives in a small old peoples home in the south of France; her husband, her only child and her grandson have all died. She is nearly blind and deaf and is always in a wheelchair, but her doctor describes her as being more like a 90-year-old in good health than someone of 120. She still has a lively sense of humor. When asked on her 120th birthday what she expected of the future, she replied: A very short one. She also remarked that she thought the good Lord had forgotten all about her. So what is the key to a long life? According to some doctors, diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important factors. Jeanne Calment has followed two of the tips(窍门). She has always eaten a healthy diet, and she used to do exercises every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115. However, until recently she drank two glassed of strong red wine a day, and she does smoke (now only a little). Besides, Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes(基因) from her parents. Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86. A local lawyer bought her house when she was 80 under an agreement that he would pay her some money every year until her death. It must have seemed a good move at the time, but so far the lawyer has paid her at least three times the value of the house. Every year on her birthday Jeanne Calment sends him a card saying: Sorry, Im still alive! 1. How does Jeanne Calment feel about her old age? A. She is miserable and unhappy. B. She is cheerful and humorous. C. She would like to live much longer. D. She feels she is going to die very soon. 2. Jeanne Calment owes her good health and long life to _. A. smoking only a little every dayB. her giving up smoking and drinkingC. drinking two glasses of strong red wine every day D. the good genes from her parents, a healthy diet and some exercises3. Which of the following could best replace the word “move” in the fourth paragraph? A. dealB. trickC. march D. sport 4. Why does Jeanne Calment say “Sorry, Im still alive” to the local lawyer every year on her birthday?A. Because she had an agreement at 80 with the lawyer which was to her advantage. B. Because she has asked the lawyer to pay her more rent than they first agreed. C. Because the lawyer has paid her much more money than the value of the house.D. Because the house she sold to the lawyer isnt worth the money he has already paid. BCARDIFF, Wales Poets, singers and musicians from across the globe gathered in Wales to celebrate the tradition(传统) of storytelling.“It might seem strange that people still want to listen in age of watching television, but this is an unusual art form whose time has come again,” said David Ambrose, director of Beyond the Border, an international storytelling festival(节) in Wales.“Some of the tales, like those the Inuit from Canada, are thousands years old. So our storytellers have come from distant lands to connect us with the distance of time,” he said early this month.Two Inuit women, both in their mid 60s, are among the few remaining who can do Kntadjait, or throat singing, which has few words and much sound. Their art is governed by the cold of their surroundings, forcing them to say little but listen attentively. Ambrose started the festival in 1993, after several years of working with those reviving (coming back into use or existence) storytelling in Wales. “It came out of a group of people who wanted to reconnect with traditions. and as all the Welsh are storytellers, it was in good hands here.” Ambrose said.5. Ambrose believes that the art of storytelling _.A. will be more popular than TVB. will be popular againC. started in WalesD. are in the hands of some old people6. From the tales told by the Inuit, people can learn _.A. about their life as early as thousands of years agoB. why they tell the stories in a throat-singing wayC. how cold it has been where the Inuit liveD. how difficult it is to understand the Inuit7. According to the writer, which of the following is NOT true?A. Storytelling once stopped in Wales.B. Storytelling has a long history in Wales.C. Storytelling is always well received in Wales.D. Storytelling did not come back until 1993 in Wales.8. The underlined phrase in good hands means _.A. controlled by rich peopleB. grasped by good storytellersC. taken good care ofD. protected by kind people CI came to live here where I am now between Wounded Knee Greek and Grass Greek. Others came too, and we made these little grey houses of logs that you see, and they are square, It is a bad way to live, for there can be no power in a square.You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round. In the old days when we were a strong and happy people, all our power came to us from the respectful circle of the nation, and so long as the circle was unbroken, the people were getting rich. The flowering tree was the living center of the circle, and the circle of the four quarters nursed it. The east gave peace and light, the south gave warmth, the west gave rain, and the north with its cold and strong wind gave strength and continuous power. This knowledge came to us from the outer world with our brief. Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle. The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. Birds make their nests in circle, for theirs are the same as ours. The sun comes forth and goes down again in a circle. The moon does the same, and both are round. Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves. Our places were like the nests of birds, and these were always set in a circle, the nations circle, a nest of many nests, where the Great Spirit meant for us to nurse our children.But the Wasichus (Indian word for “white people”) have put us in these square boxes. Our power is gone and we are dying, for the power is not in us any more. You can look at our boys and see how it is with us. Where we were living by the power of the circle in the way we should, boys were men at twelve or thirteen years of age. But now it takes them very much longer to be bull - grown.9. According to the passage, the Indians _.A. dont have modern instruments in their homesB. refused to move from round placesC. lived in round places, but were forced to live in square housesD. lived in round places, but then decided to move into square houses10. Two things being compared in the passage are _.A. the Indians past and present living conditionsB. the Indians past and modern beliefsC. the Indians old and new power D. people and nature11. In the second paragraph “the four quarters” refers to _.A. the four rooms of the Indians house B. the four kinds of natural powerC. the four seasons D. the four directions12. According to the author, once the Indians moved into square houses, _.A. they had to move to other houses B. boys took more time to grow into menC. they forgot the old way of life D. everyone was not happyDWhen you are in another country, it is important to know the language, but it is equally important to know how to communicate nonverbally(非语言地), before saying anything by making gestures. According to a pioneer in nonverbal communication, only 30 to 35 percent of our communication is verbal. When people dont know the language, the most common way to communicate is through gestures. However, many gestures have different meanings, or no meaning at all, in different parts of the world.In the United States, for example, nodding your head up and down means “yes”. In some parts of Greece and Turkey, however, this motion can mean “no”. In Southeast Asia, nodding your head is a polite way of saying “Ive heard you”.In ancient Rome, when the emperor wanted to spare someones life, he would put his thumb up. Today in the United States, when someone puts his / her thumb up, it means “Everything is all right”. However, in Sardinia and Greece, the gesture is insulting and should not be used there.In the United States, raising your clasped hands above your head means “Im the champion” or “Im the winner”. It is the sign prizefighters make when they win a fight. When a leading Russian statesman(政治家) made this gesture after a White House meeting, Americans misunderstood and thought he meant he was a winner. In Russia, however, it is a sign of friendship.In the United States, holding your hand up with the thumb and index finger in a circle and the other three fingers spread out means “Everything is O.K.” and is frequently used by astronauts and politicians. In France and Belgium, it can mean “Youre worth nothing.” There are other nonverbal signals that people should be aware of when they go to another country, such as the distance to maintain between speakers. Americans usually feel comfortable when speaking with someone if the distance between them is about eighteen inches to arms length. Anything closer makes them feel uncomfortable.When talking to Americans, it is also important to make eye contact. If you look down when talking to an American, he / she may feel that you are embarrassed, afraid, or trying to hide something.In addition to knowing how to communicate nonverbally in a country, it is important to know what you and he cannot discuss. In the United States, there are certain topics to avoid when you first meet someone, For example, dont ask people their age, weight, religion, marital status(婚姻状况), how much money they earn, or how much something costs. You can talk about work, the weather, traffic problems, sports, food, news of the day, where one lives, consumer subjects (computers, car repairs, and so forth), and travel or vacation plans. These few examples illustrate that your actions can speak louder than your words. In a particular cultural contest, what you say and what you dont say are equally important. 13. Which of the following is true? A. People all over the world only communicate verbally.B. Most of our gestures have no meaning at all.C. Some people think that 65 to 70 percent of our communication is nonverbal.D. Gestures are the most common way to common way to communicate.14. As we can see from the passage there are _ kinds of nonverbal communication signals. A. four B. five C. sixD. seven15. Please paraphrase the clause“your actions can speak louder than your words. A. Your deeds are better than your wordsB. What you do is better than what you sayC. You try to show your best mannersD. you are better understood by your gestures than through your words16. The main idea of the passage is that when you are in another country, _. A. it is unimportant to know the languageB. it is important to know what you can talk about to a foreignerC. to know how to communicate nonverbally is as important as to know the languageD. to communicate the rough gestures is more important than to know the language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最恰当的单词。注意：每空格1个单词。Central bank may raise mortgage rate The central bank is supposed to increase the interest rate of mortgage loans to 1.1 times the benchmark one-year lending rate this week, sources said.The move is an attempt to curb the rise in house prices and speculation in the property market.The current five-year lending rate has reached 7.83 percent after the central bank raised the interest rate for the fifth time this year on September 13.This means the interest rate for five-year mortgage loans could reach as high as 8.613 percent if the central bank makes a move this week.With the expansion of mortgage loans, and as the central bank continuously raises interest rates, mortgage loans are beginning to face a high danger of default（违约）, China Construction Bank (CCB) said in its latest report.Total non-performing mortgage loans in three major commercial banks - CCB, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and Bank of China - rose to 19.2 billion yuan at the end of 2006 from 18.4 billion yuan in 2005, according to CCB.The central bank is likely to stipulate commercial banks to raise mortgage deposits to at least 40 percent for homebuyers who intend to buy a second apartment, according to the source.Homebuyers will have to make a down payment of 40 percent to buy a second apartment, and for apartments for commercial use, the down payment will be raised to as high as 50 percent, he said.The minimum deposit for an apartment of more than 90 sq m is currently 30 percent while for apartments less than 90 sq m its 20 percent.The central bank will also ask commercial banks to end lending to property developers who hoard（囤积）land and house for speculation(投机) purposes, according to the source.Property prices in 70 major cities jumped 8.2 percent in August from a year earlier after gaining 7.5 percent in July, according to figures from the National Development and Reform Commission.Housing prices in Beijing rose 12.1 percent from a year earlier, while prices in Shenzhen went up 20.8 percent.Title: Central bank may raise mortgage rateThe _1_ from the informed sources1. The central bank is _2_ to increase the interest rate of mortgage loans to 1.1 times the benchmark one-year lending rate.2. It is _3_ for the central bank to stipulate commercial banks to raise mortgage deposits for homebuyers who plan to buy_4_ apartment.3. The central bank will also _5_ commercial banks to _6_ lending to property developers who hoard land and house for speculation purposes.The _7_ for raising the mortgage rateThe action aims to _8_ the rise in house prices and speculation in the property market.A possible _9_As the central bank raises interest rates, mortgage loans may face a high _10_ of default. 一阅读理解A【答案与解析】本文介绍了世界上寿命最长的法国老太太。1. B。细节题。根据文章内容及第2段第3句 She still has a lively sense of humor 可推知此题答案为 B。2. D。细节题。根据文章第 3 段第4句 She has always eaten a healthy diet 及倒数第 2 句 Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes (基因) from her parents 可推知此题答案为 D。3. A。词义猜测题。