2011 北京各区县英语一模 阅读CD汇编.doc

北京2011各区县一模CD篇顺义 （C）Comets(彗星) are parts of our solar system（太阳系）. Like the planets, they go around the sun.But comets are not made of solid rock like planets. A comet is a ball of dust, stones, and ice. Many people call comets dirty snowballs.The “snowball” may be only a few miles across. But when the sun heats the “snowball,” much of it is changed to gases. The gases spread out and form the comets head, which may be thousands of miles across.A comet moves fast in its trip around the sun. But when we see it, the comet does not seem to move. Thats because it is so far away. The moon moves fast, but when you look at it, you cant see any motion. Thats because the moon is far away.So comets do not rush across the sky. You cannot see any motion. But if you look night after night, you can see that a comet changes position among the stars. If you watch the moon night after night, youll see that it also changes position.Each year astronomers discover new comets. Some of them are seen onlyonce. They make one trip around the sun and then go way out into space. The suns gravity（重力、引力）cannot hold them.Other comets, like Halley, keep returning. They have been captured by the sun. Halleys earliest visit was probably 3,000 years ago. It may keep returning for another 3,000 years.But every time a comet goes around the sun, the comet loses part of itself. Gases and dust are pulled out of the comet. Thats why Halley is now dimmer than it used to be. Next time it visits us, in 2062, it may be even dimmer. Each visit it may get dimmer and dimmer, until it finally disappears. 54. What is this passage mostly about?A. Comets and the sun.B. Why comets are like snowballs.C. Who discovered the first cometD. Facts about comets.55. According to the passage, some comets have been “captured by the sun.” What does the underlined phrase mean?A. The comets are rushing into the sun.B. The comets have been brightened by the sun.C. The comets are stuck in the suns gravity.D. The comets have been burned by the suns heat.56. How does the author help the reader understand what a comet looks like?A. By telling about a famous one.B. By explaining how far away it is.C. By describing how fast it moves.D. By describing it as a dirty snowball.57. What is the most likely reason the author wrote this passage?A. To give information about comets. B. To tell readers about famous comets.C. To explain the importance of comets. D. To encourage readers to look for comets.（D）Languages keeps evolving（进化、发展）, and English is no exception. It is a language that embraces(欣然接受)new words that may be cool today but gone tomorrow.There are, however, some words and phrases that have stood the test of time. OK, which has become the international standard for expressing agreement, is a good example. But why is this rather odd(奇怪的)expression so popular and so useful when we could use any number of other words to say the same thing?Writing in The Times, Allen Metcalf, author of OK: The Improbable Story of Americas Greatest Word, writes: “What OK provided that the others did not was neutrality(中性), a way to express agreement without having to offer an opinion.”For example, if someone asks you “Shall we go for a walk after lunch?” you can simply respond “OK”. There you go no extra opinions. Just straight, plain old OK.So just where did this rather curious expression come from? The origins of OK have been widely disputed (辩论，争论). Some people have guessed that OK was the name of a person or a product.Speakers of many different languages have had their say on this question, keen to claim the term as their own.Writing an article for Londons Metro newspaper, Metcalf states: O and K are present in every language of the world, as expressions that can be abbreviated(缩写) OK.” For example: French “O qu-oui”, “yes indeed”; German “Ohne Korrektur”, “without correction needed”; and in Latin or Greek, “Olla kalla”, “all good”.But, does it sound a little too informal with this popular little expression?Apparently not.In a speech where he stated that his election (当选) would not be a radical (激进的) result to all problems, President Obama said: “ even though I am president, AI-Qaida is still a threat(威胁) and that we cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama got elected as president, suddenly everythings going to be OK,” he said.So, there you go, straight from the president. Its OK to say OK, and thanks to the expressions widespread usage across the world, you can be understood anywhere.58. Using the example of Obama, the author wants to show that_. A. there is still a long way to go to defeat Al-Qaida B. Obama likes to use OK when he speaks C. OK is widely used even on formal occasionsD. the use of OK is encouraged in formal speech59. According to Allen Metcalf, OK differs from other terms to express agreement, which of the following opinions is true? A. It is easiest way to say.B. It doesnt need emotion. C. It is the most commonly used.D. It doesnt use in the formal speech. 60. What is the best title for the passage?AWhy OK is OK everywhere?BIts OK to say OK in the world.CWhere did OK come from?DEverything is going to be OK.通州 （D） There are several kinds of distances(距离) people keep. Dr. Hall names them intimate, personal, social, and public. Intimate distance is being very close to another, as in a family. Personal distance might be the kind people put between themselves at a party. Social distance is more businesslike and formal. Public distance is used by actors, politicians, and leaders before a large group.Scientists are trying to find out how people use these different distances. They want to discover why, when, and where people allow closeness or use space to protect themselves from others. Since proxemics is a new science, there arent many conclusions about the meaning of spaces separating people. But you can make some general observations(观察) on your own. Take note how you use space on different situations. What message do you get from other people as they move close to you or away from you? Does distance give you a feeling that you are being ignored(忽视)? When do you feel crowded(拥挤的)? Standing in line at a shop counter, you can learn about space. People keep just enough distance between each other so that they dont invade(侵犯) each others area. If you should move in on another persons area, you would soon know it. That person would become nervous or turn around to show you the angry expression on his or her face. Or that person might simply tell you, “Please step back. Im too crowded.” School is a good place to study how space is used and how people mark their own area. At school you probably have a desk or part of a table to call your own. How do you feel when you find someone sitting at your desk or covering your table with papers and books? Maybe you want to protect your area. You might tell the other person that it belongs to you. Then you might move his or her things aside. You might even ask that person to leave your area. Whether people are close together or far from each other, space can tell you indeed. The most important thing in space dialogue is whether people respect one anothers areas. Invading other peoples space might mean trouble. 57. From the passage we can learn that _.A. close or not, there is distance between peopleB. personal distance is between family members C. close distance can make you feel comfortableD. one must keep enough distance from others58. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. You must protect your area from others invading it.B. Space among people is something important for us.C. Distance can tell the relationship between people.D. Scientists are studying why there are kinds of spaces.59. What does the last sentence “Please step back. Im too crowded” in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Go away or I am leaving. B. You take all my area as yours.C. Come and see I am here. D. Youre standing too close to me.60. The best title of the passage probably is _A. How interesting space is! B. Space does speak indeedC. Space can be everywhereD. One should own his space西城 （C）Hueco Tanks State Historical Park is home to thousands of Native American paintings and drawings. Ancient works of rock art dating back thousands of years lie within caves hidden in the hills. The paintings at Hueco Tanks have lasted for centuries. The walls tell stories of many people and many times for at least 10, 000 years. Several different groups of people have traveled through and lived in the area. These groups often left their mark with rock paintings and drawings. Scientists have studied these ancient works of art to learn more about the people who made them. Scientists believe that around 6, 000 BC a group now known as the Desert Archaic people occupied (占有) the area. The earliest of their drawings are simple wavy and straight lines. Later drawings show scenes of people holding spears (矛) while deer and other animals run around them. Around 1, 000 AD the Mogollon people lived in the area. The Mogollon were farmers. More than most farmers, the Mogollon valued water. For them water held great meaning. This group of farmers painted many pictures of water flowing over the land and rain with lightning.The Mescalero Apaches created some of the most recent rock art at Hueco Tanks. They stayed in the area for a short time around 1, 600 AD. Spanish explorers had arrived in North America by this time. Many of the cave paintings from this period show Spanish soldiers on horses.In 1849 the California Gold Rush was well under way. Some people traveled through hot, dry West Texas as they made their way to Californias goldfields. Hueco Tanks provided water and shade (阴凉处) for these travelers. Many of these travelers put their names and dates on the rocks at Hueco Tanks. These writings are still found on the rocks today. In May 1970 Hueco Tanks was made a state park, giving the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department control of the area.The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is using technology to help take care of the rock art. By studying these works of art, visitors and scientists can learn much about the lives of some early Native Americans.54. Which of the following may be the drawn by the Desert Archaic people? 55. What can we learn from the passage?A. Desert Archaic people raised many animals.B. Mogollon people considered water very important.C. The Mescalero Apaches created most of the painting. D. People began to protect the paintings in 1970. 56. The passage is an introduction of _.A. the Native Americans life B. the history of Hueco TanksC. the development of the Midwest D. the rock arts at Hueco Tanks （D）She was only about five feet tall and probably never weighed more than 110 pounds, but Miss Bessie was a towering presence in the classroom. She was the only woman tough enough to make me read Beowulf and think for a few stupid days that I liked it. From 1938 to 1942, she taught me English, history and a lot more than I realized. I shall never forget the day she scolded (批评) me into reading Beowulf. “But Miss Bessie,” I complained, “I aint much interested in it.” Her large brown eyes became sharp. “Boy,” she said, “how dare you say aint to me! Ive taught you better than that.” “Miss Bessie,” I said, “Im trying to join the football team, and if I go around saying it isnt and they arent, the guys are gonna laugh me off the team.” “Boy,” she replied, “youll play football because you have guts (勇气). But do you know what really takes guts? Refusing to lower your standards to those of the crowd. It takes guts to say youve got to live and be somebody fifty years after all the football games are over.” I started saying “it isnt” and “they arent,” and I still joined the team without losing my friends respect. Negroes, as we were called then, were not allowed in the town library, except to sweep floors or clean tables. But with the help of some nice whites, Miss Bessie kept getting books out of the white library. That is how she introduced me to the Bronts, Byron and Keats. “If you dont read, you cant write, and if you cant write, you might as well stop dreaming,” Miss Bessie once told me. So I read whatever Miss Bessie told me to, and tried to remember the things she insisted that I store away. It could be embarrassing to be unprepared when Miss Bessie said, “Get up and tell the class who Frances Perkins is and what you think about her.” Forty-five years later, I can still recite her “truths to live by”. Miss Bessie noticed things that had nothing to do with schoolwork, but were essential to a youngsters development. Once a few classmates made fun of my worn-out hand-me-down overcoat. As I was leaving school, Miss Bessie patted me on the back of that old overcoat and said, “Carl, never worry about what you dont have. Just make the most of what you do have a brain.”No child can get all the necessary support at home, and millions of poor children get no support at all. This is what makes a wise, educated, warm-hearted teacher like Miss Bessie so essential to the minds, hearts and souls of this countrys children.57. The underlined words “towering presence” in the first paragraph means _.A. Miss Bessie was strong enough to influence her students B. Miss Bessie was watching the students all the timeC. the students thought she was tall and heavyD. the students felt nervous in front of her 58. What can we infer from the passage?A. Carls friends came from poor families.B. Carl hated to read Beowulf in public.C. Miss Bessie wanted Carl to be a better man.D. Miss Bessie didnt want Carl to play football.59. Miss Bessie asked Carl to read a lot because _. A. his parents were too poor to afford booksB. he was not allowed into the libraryC. the whites didnt want the blacks to read D. she expected him to have a goal in life 60. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage? A. Dreams Go with EducationB. An Unforgettable Lesson C. Unforgettable Miss BessieD. Reading Makes a Full Man延庆 （C）My name is Lin Hui. I like to tell stories about people who work together. What is even better is when countries help each other and build a good friendship. An excellent example of this happened when Britain and China worked together to bring the Milu deer back to China.Milu deer, a kind of animal with large horns(角), used to be common in China long ago. Like other deer they lived together and ate grass and the soft parts of trees. Milu deer were often killed for food or sport. The Ming and Qing dynasties(朝代) did not protect them and many were killed. That is how the Milu deer disappeared from China.Luckily before all of them were killed, some were taken to Britain to improve the environment of the beautiful park which belonged to the Duke of Bedford. He liked them so much that he took them from China to Britain. Milu deer liked the cool, wet weather in England and their number increased year by year. As a result, when in 1985 the government of China wanted to bring back the Milu deer, the Duke of Bedford was able to help. The first deer came back to China to the Nanhaizi Milu Park 20 kilometers south of Beijing and the centre in Dafeng, Jiangsu province.The deer certainly seem happy to be back in China because their number has grown quickly. There are now so many of them that a new park has been opened for them in Hubei Province. At the moment the Milu deer live in centres where they are being well protected and cared for. It is hoped that one day there will be enough animals to let them live in the wild again. 54. The Milu deer disappeared long ago in China because .A. they were not well protected B. they could find nothing to eatC. they died of a serious disease D. they had the habit of living together55. After some of the Milu deer were taken to Britain, .A. people used them to carry things B. the Duke of Beford sold them allC. they didnt like the weather thereD. their number became larger and larger56. Whats the best title of the passage? A. The number of the Mulu deer. B. The life of the Milu deer.C. The return of the Milu deer. D. The importance of the Milu deer.（D）Train-spottingMany people around the world have seen Danny Boyles movie Train spotting starring Ewan McGregor, but how many of us really know what train-spotting is all about? Now this is not considered cool in town and the word “train-spotter” in Britain is related to “geek” or “nerd” (someone who seems very ridiculous). But is this reputation really deserved?First of all, lets see what train-spotting is. It is said that there are some 100,000 train spotters in the UK. Exactly as the title suggests, they spot trains, that is, they stand in train stations, look at the number of each train that leaves and arrives and write it down. The eventual aim is to have seen every train in the country. Being crazy about railways and trains is not modern and it dates back to 1804. As the number of trains grew and they got faster and faster, so did the interest in them grow? Is this any stranger than people who love cars?So, what do you need to be a train-spotter? Well, all you really need is a pen or pencil and a notebook to write down the train numbers. Other equipment(装备) includes hot tea in a thermos, a camera and some sandwiches for those long afternoons spent on train platforms when you dont want to risk the delights of railway station food. Its interesting to note that despite the “bad name” of train-spotting, t