高考阅读理解

第三部分 阅读理解 共 20 小题 每题 2 分 满分 40 分 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 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 A A traveller was staying in an Egyptian village One day she held up her camera to take pictures of the children Suddenly the young ones began to shout at her The traveller s face turned red and she apologized to the head for what she was doing and told him she had forgotten that people in some places believed a person would lose his soul 灵 魂 if his picture was taken She explained to him the operation of a camera for a long time Several times the head tried to say something but he couldn t When she believed that the head didn t fear any longer the traveller then let him speak With a smile he said The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the lens 镜头 cap 46 The children shouted when the traveller was taking pictures of them because A they didn t want to stop playing B the traveller forgot to take off the cap on her head C they didn t want to have their pictures taken D the traveller was not doing well with her camera 47 The traveller made an apology to 向 道歉 the head because A she thought it was not right to take people s pictures without telling them beforehand 事先 B the children would lose their souls C she had stayed in the village too long D she didn t take a picture of the head first 48 The traveller explained how to use a camera to the head because A the head was very interested in her camera B the head wanted to learn to take pictures C she was afraid of the head D she wanted the head not to worry about what she was doing 49 When the head smiled it s clear that A the children wanted to play with her B the traveller didn t know what the children meant C he wanted the traveller to tell him something else D the traveller didn t let him speak 50 Which of the following is NOT right A The traveller knew something about people in some countries B The children wouldn t mind if the traveller took pictures of them C The head was afraid that the traveller s camera would hurt the children D The traveller didn t understand why the children shouted B Popeye the Sailor first became a popular cartoon in the 1930s The sailor in that cartoon ate lots of spinach to make him strong People watched him and they began to buy and eat a lot more spinach Popeye helped sell 33 percent more spinach than before Spinach became a necessary part of many people s diets Even some children who hated the taste began to eat the vegetable Many people thought that the iron in spinach made Popeye strong but this is not true Spinach does not have any more iron than any other green vegetable People only thought spinach had a lot of iron because the people who studied the food made a mistake In the 1890s a group of people studied what was inside vegetables This group said that spinach had ten times more iron than it did The group wrote the number wrong and everyone accepted it Today we know that the little iron there is in spinach cannot make a difference in how strong a person is However spinach does have something else which the body needs folic acid It is interesting to point out that folic acid can help make a person strong Maybe it was really the folic acid that made Popeye strong all along 51 A good title for this reading passage is A Popeye the SailorB The Truth About Spinach C A Mistake with NumbersD Folic Acid Makes You Strong 52 Why did many people eat spinach after they saw Popeye the Sailor A They thought spinach made them strong B They thought Popeye was funny C Spinach had a lot of iron D People liked folic acid 53 A research group told people that spinach A made Popeye strong B was a green vegetable C had less iron than other green vegetables D had more iron than other green vegetables 54 The reading passage says that perhaps Popeye got his strength from A ironB folic acidC spinachD exercise 55 Folic acid is A something in foodB a vegetable C dangerousD a certain kind of spinach C Body and Food Your body which has close relations with the food you eat is the most important thing you own so it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment 营养 The old saying An apple a day keeps the doctor away is not as silly as some people think The body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamin C Many people take extra vitamins in pill form believing that these will make them healthy But a good diet is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins you need The body doesn t need or use extra vitamins so why waste money on them In the modern western world many people are too busy to bother about eating properly They throw anything into their stomachs eating hurriedly and carelessly The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening 56 Your body has close relations with the food you eat It really means that A all kinds of food you eat can be made into your body B your body is made up of the food you eat C what you eat has great effect on your health D the more you eat the fitter you will feel 57 The old saying referred to in the passage tells us that A eating apples regularly does lots of good to our health B the apple is the best among all kinds of fruits C apples can take the place of doctors D an apple is a sure cure for illness 58 In the second paragraph the writer tries to let us know A our bodies need food or we can t live B often eating apples is a good habit C taking extra vitamin pills is completely useless D a good diet is of great importance for our health 59 In the modern western countries A people don t want to pay more attention to their eating B lots of people s illnesses are caused or made worse by bad eating habits C people throw everything into their stomachs without chewing D people are only too busy to cook meals for themselves 60 From the passage we can draw a conclusion that if we want to keep healthy we should A only eat an apple a day B eat properly C take as many vitamin pills as possible D throw something into our stomachs slowly and carefully D At midnight on New Year s Eve people in Rome Italy throw out all the things they no longer want The streets are filled with old chairs beds clothes and dishes In Madrid Spain the new year comes in more quietly People flock to the main square Each holds a bag of grapes As the clock strikes twelve the people eat the grapes one for each stroke In Tokyo people eat noodles on New Year s Eve This food is said to bring long life Early the next morning some Japanese families climb Mount Fuji There they watch the first sunrise of the new year 61 This story is about New Year s Eve in A Italy and Spain B China and Japan C Japan D Italy Spain and Japan 62 In Rome Italy the streets are filled with old things on New Year s Eve because A people throw out all the things they no longer want B the city has never been clean C people want to change back what they want D they want to see the sun come up 63 In Tokyo people eat noodles on New Year s Eve A because they like eating noodles very much B so that the daytime could be longer C in order that they could live longer D though they don t eat them E Everyone loves Adventure land The Parks and Exhibitions were built for you to explore enjoy and admire their wonders Every visit will be an unforgettable experience You will go away enriched longing to come back What are you going to do this time The Travel Pavilion Explore places you have never been to before and experience different ways of life Visit the Amazon jungle village the Turkish market the Tai floating market the Berber mountain house and others Talk to the people there who will tell you about their lives and things they make You can try making a carpet making nets fishing The Future Tower This exhibition shows how progress will touch our lives It allows us to look into the future and explore the cities of the next century and the way we ll be living then Spend some time in our space station and climb into our simulator 模拟装置 for the Jo