【十年高考】2005全国高考英语试题分类汇编 故事类阅读理解(1).docVIP

【十年高考】2005-2014年全国各地高考英语试题分类汇编：故事类 (05全国e篇)“soon, youre going to have to move out!” cried my neighbor upon seeing the largest tomato plant known to mankind, or at least known i: exactly; tab-stops: 105.0pt 189.0pt 273.0pn my neighborhood. one tiny 9-inch plant, bought for $1. 25 in the spring, has already taken over much of my rose bed, covering much of other plants, and is well on its way to the front door. roses require a good deal of care, and if it werent for the pleasure they give, it wouldnt be worth the work. as it is, i have a garden full of sweet-smelling roses for most of the year. bushes must be pruned(剪枝) in early spring, leaving ugly woody branches until the new growth appears a few weeks later. it was the space available(可用的) in the garden that led me into planting just one little tomato plant. a big mistake. soil conditions made just perfect for roses turn out to be even more perfect for tomatoes. the daily watering coupled with full sun and regular fertilizing(施肥) have turned the little plant into a tall bush. the cage i placed around it as the plant grew has long since disappeared under the thick leaves. now the task i face in harvesting the fruit is twofold; first, i have to find the red ones among the leaves, which means i almost have to stand on my head, and once found i have to reach down and under, pick the tomatoes and withdraw(缩回) my full fist without dropping the prize so dearly won. i found two full-blown white roses completely hidden as i picked tomatoes in june, but they were weak and the leaves already yellow for lack of light. here i am faced with a painful small decision: to tear up a wonderful and productive tomato plant that offers up between ten and twenty ripe sweet tomatoes each day or say goodbye to several expensive and treasured roses. like scarlett in gone with the wind, ill think about th painful at tomorrow.71. what ate the requirements for the healthy growth of roses? a. a lot of care and the right soil. b. frequent pruning and fertilizing. c. tomato plants grown alongside. d. cages placed around the roots.72. the writer planted the tomato because _. a. it cost only $1. 25 b. the soil was just right for it c. there was room for it in the garden d. the roses branches needed to be covered73. this year the writers roses were _. a. removed from the rose bed b. picked along with the tomatoes c. mostly damaged by too much sunlight d. largely hidden under the tomato plant74. by saying “the prize so dearly won” in paragraph 5, the writer wants to _. a. show the difficulty in picking the tomatoes b. show the hardship of growing the roses c. express her liking for the roses d. express her care for the tomatoes75. in the situation described in the text, one good thing is that _. a. the roses cost the writer little money b. the writer has a daily harvest of tomatoes c. someone will help the writer make the decision d. the writer can now enjoy both the roses and tomatoes答案 71.a 72.c 73.d 74.a 75.bpassage 54(05全国a篇)every year on my birthday, from the time i turned 12, a white gardenia was delivered to my house. no card came with it calls to the flower-shop were not helpful at all. after a while i stopped trying to discover the senders name and just delighted in the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.but i never stopped imagining who the giver might be. some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender. my mother encouraged these imaginings. shed ask me if there was someone for whom i had done special kindness. perhaps it was the old man across the street whose mail id delivered during the winter. as a girl, though, i had more fun imagining that it might be a boy i had run into.one month before my graduation, my father died. i felt so sad that i became completely uninterested in my upcoming graduation dance, and i didnt care if i had a new dress or not. but my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. she wanted her children to feel loved and lovable. in truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gar-denia-lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery(神秘)my mother died ten days after i was married. i was 22. that was the year the gardenia stopped coming.41 which of the following would be the best title for the text?aa childhood dream.ba mothers love.ca graduation party.da special birthday.42the mother insisted that her daughter go to the graduation dance because _.ashe could take care of things herselfbshe hoped she would find a boyfriendcshe wanted her to be happy and strongdshe thought education was most important43who was the sender of the flower?aa boy the writer had run into.bone of the writers neighbors.cone of the writers classmates.dthe writers mother.答案 41.a 42.b 43.cpassage 55(05全国c篇)taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely eleven act of stealing or an even elev-ecer cheat (诈骗). either way , it could be the perfect crime (犯罪), because the criminals are birdshorning pigeons ! the crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car : if you want the car back, pay up then, the car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside . carrying the money in a tiny bag , the pigeon flies off .there have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in changwa. what at first seemed like the work of a clever stay-at-home car thief, however , may in fact be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mindone that avoid (避免)not only collecting money but going out to steal the car in the first place . police officer chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick: he gets money for things he cannot possibly return . instead of stealing cars , he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an ad (启事) in the newspaper asking for help .the theory is supported by the fact that , so far , none of the stolen cars have been returned . also, the amount of money demanded-under 3,000 taiwanese dollars seems too little for a car worth many times more .demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story. and even if they start again, chen holds little hope of catching the criminal . “we have more important things to do, ” he said .49after the car owner received a phone call. he awent to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carriedbgave the money to the thief and had his car back in a parkcsent some money to the thief by maildtold the press about it 50the “lazier and more inventive” criminal refers to .athe car thief who stays at homebone of those who put the ads in the papercone of the policemen in changwadthe owner of the pigeons 51the writer mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned” to show .ahow easily people get fooled by criminalsbwhat chen thinks might be correctcthe thief is extremely cleverdthe money paid is too little52the underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to .acriminalsbpigeonscthe stolen carsddemands for money 53we may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because .ahe reads the ads in the newspaperbhe lives in the same neighborhoodche has seen the car owners in the parkdhe has trained the pigeons to follow them 答案 49.d 50.c 51.a 52.c 53.dpassage 56(05北京a篇)chancesi really love my job because i enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. i also think my work is important. there was a time when i thought i would never have that sort of career（职业）.i wasnt an excellent student because i didnt do much schoolwork. in my final term i started thinking what i might do and found i didnt have much to offer. i just accepted that i wasnt the type to have a career.i then found myself a job. looking after two little girls, it wasnt too bad at first. but the problems began when i agreed to live in, so that i would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. we agreed that if i had to work extra hours one week, shed give me time off the next. but unfortunately, it didnt often work out. i was getting extremely tired and fed up, because i had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.one sunday, i was in the park with the children, and met megan who used to go to school with me, i told her about my situation. she suggested that i should do a course and get a qualification（资格证书）if i wanted to work with children. i didnt think i would be accepted because i didnt take many exams in school. she persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. my experience counted for a lot and i got on a part time course. i had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.now ive got a full time job there. i shall always be thankful to megan. i wish i had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you arent top of the class at school.56what is the authors present job?aworking part time in a college.btaking care of children for a family.chelping children with their schoolwork.dlooking after children at a kindergarten.57when staying with the two girls family, the author .awas paid for extra workboften worked long hourscgot much help from her bossdtook a day off every other week58why did the author leave her first job?ashe found a full time job.bshe was fed up with children.cshe decided to attend a part time course.dshe needed a rest after working extra hours.59what has the author learned from her own experiences?aless successful students can still have a career.bqualifications are necessary for a career.chard work makes an excellent student.done must choose the job she likes.答案 56.d 57.b 58.c 59.apassage 57(05天津c篇)the house was quiet at 5 am and tim s mother was asleep. only the sound of the big freezerbroke the quiet. he d dreamt of the cave last night. the purring (轻微颤动声) of the freezer had been the sea. tim pulled on a sweater and put some apples into his schoolbag. it was too early for breakfast. he d eat after he d been through the cave, sitting on the rocks and staring at the sea.he wished he had a proper pack. his schoolbag would have to do. what else? sandwiches-but his mother might wake up if he started pulling out bread for sandwiches, she d want to know why he had to leave so early. he settled for some biscuits, and left a note stuck to the table:gone to michael s. back tonight, tim.the sky was high and soft and light outside, though the sun still wasnt up. even the highwayup the hill was quiet as he made his way down the street. the wind from the sea was fresh andsweet.the sand hills still breathed heat from yesterday s sun, though the top of the sand was cool. he ran down to the beach impatiently, but there was no one, just dry sand dancing in the early wind and seabirds marching up and down watching the waves.the light changed suddenly. the first rays of sunlight stretched (延伸) across the sea. thesun was pushing its way over the edge of the world.over the first rocks, along to the point. tim glanced back. the beach was still empty. the sun sailed higher in the sky.he could see the cave now, even darker in the morning light. the sand turned silver then dark gold as the water flowed away from it. he had to force himself to go closer. why was it so much more mysterious (神秘的) now? but it would be silly to go back now after so much trouble. he neednt go in all the way.43. what did tim do at the beginning of the story?a. he left the house quietly.b. he had breakfast at home.c. he left a note on the freezer.d. he put a sweater in his schoolbag.44. he settled for some biscuits” ( in paragraph 3 ) means that tim_.a. had to leave the biscuits on the tableb. liked biscuits better than sandwichesc. had to take biscuits instead of sandwiches d. could only find some biscuits in the kitchen45. what made it possible for tim to see the entry to the cave?a. the height of the first rocks.b. the ups and downs of the waves.c. the change in the position of the sun.d. the vast stretch of the sunlit beach.46. which of the following statements is true according to the story?a. the sea looked like a piece of gold.b. seabirds flew away when tim arrived.c. tim was the only person on the beach.d. the sky got dark as tim reached the cave.47.in the story, tim s mood (心情) changed from_.a. loneliness to crazinessb. anxiousness to excitementc. helplessness to happinessd. eagerness to nervousness答案 43.a 44.c 45.c 46.c 47.dpassage 58(05上海b篇)“come in, kim. have a seat, please,” said bill williams, the manager. “this was kims first experience with an assessment. after only six months he was due for a raise if this assessment was satisfactory.“kim,” began bill williams, “i am very pleased with the quality of your work. i have nothing but praise for your devotion and your hard work. my only concern is that you are not active enough in putting forward your suggestions.”“but,” replied kim, “i have always completed every assignment you have given me. mr. williams.”“i know that, kim. and please, call me bill. but what i expect is for you to think independently and introduce new ideas. i need more input from youmore feedback on how things are going. i dont need a “yes man”. you never tell me what you think. you just smile as though everything is fine.”“but,” said kim, “i feel that since you are my superior, it would be presumptuous of me to tell you what to do.” “im not asking you to tell me what to do, but what you think we could do. to make suggestions, i employed you because i respect your experience in this field, but you are not communicating your thoughts to me.”“yes. i see. im not accustomed to this, but i will try to do as you saybill.”“good, then, i expect to hear more from you at staff meetings or at any other time you want to discuss an idea with me.”“yes, of course. thank you, mr. willbill.”69. kim is the sort of employee who_. a. does not speak out his own ideas b. is not devoted to the job c. laughs too much over work d. can not finish his work on time70. the word “presumptuous” in the middle of the passage is closest in meaning to “_”. a. full of respect b. too confident and rude c. lacking in experience d. too shy and quiet答案 69.a 70.bpassage 59(05重庆a篇)my parents were in a huge argument, and 1 was really upset about it. i didnt know who i should talk with about how i was feeling. so i asked mom to allow me to stay the night at my best friends house. though i knew i wouldnt tell her about my parents situation, i was looking forward to gelling out of the house. i was in the middle of packing up my things when suddenly the power went out in the neighborhood. mom came to tell me that i should stay with my grandpa until the power came back on.i was really disappointed because i felt that we did not have much to talk about. but i knew he would be frightened alone in the dark. i went to his room and told him that id stay with him until the power was restored. he was quite happy and said, great opportunity. what is? i asked.to talk, you and i ” he said. to hold a private little meeting about what were going to do with your mom and dad, and what were going to do with ourselves now that were in the situation we are in. but we cant do anything about it. grandpa, i said, surprised that here was someone with whom i could share my feelings and someone who was in the same boat as i was.and thats how the most unbelievable friendship between my grandfather and me started. sitting acre in the dark, we talked about our feelings and fears of life from how fast things change, to how they sometimes dont change fast enough. that night, because the power went out, i found a new friend, with whom i could safely talk about all my fears and pains, whatever they may be-suddenly, the lights all came back on. well, he said, i guess that means youll want to go now. i really like our talk. i hope the power will go out every few nights!56.1 wished to get out of the house because _a. i was angry about my parents quarrel b. i found nobody to share my feelings with c. i wanted to escape from the dark house d. i planned to tell my friend about my trouble57. grandpa was happy to see me because _.a. he could discuss the problem with me b. he had not seen me for a long lime c. he was afraid of darkness d. he felt quite lonely58. what can be inferred from the passage? a. the grandchild was eager to leave. b. they would have more chats. c. the lights would go out again. d. it would no longer be dark.答案 56.a 57.a 58.bpassage 60(05浙江a篇)compassion is a desire within us to help others. with effort, we can translate compassion into actions. an experience last weekend showed me this is true. i work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. these old people are out main customers, and its not hard to lose patience over their slowness. but last sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. this untidy man walked up to my register（收款机）with a box of biscuits. he