高考英语真题阅读理解试题及答案解析

-.z高考英语考前3周阅读冲刺Passage1About21，000youngpeoplein17Americanstatesdonotattendclassesinschoolbuildings．Instead，theyreceivetheirelementaryandhighschooleducationbyworkingathomeonputers．TheCenterforEducationReformsaystheUnitedStateshas67public"cyberschools．〞andthatisabouttwiceasmanyastwoyearsago．Themoneyforstudentstoattendacyberschoolesfromthegovernmentsofthestateswheretheylive．Someeducatorssaycyberschoolsreceivemoneythatshouldsupporttraditionalpublicschools．Theyalsosayitisdifficulttoknowifstudentsarelearningwell．Othereducatorspraisethisnewformofeducationforlettingstudentsworkattheirownspeed．Thesepeoplesaycyberschoolshelpstudentswhowereunhappyorunsuccessfulintraditionalschools．Theysaylearningathomebyputerendslongbusridesforchildrenwholivefarfromschool．Whateverthejudgementofcyberschools，theyaregettingmoreandmorepopular．Fore*ample，anewcyberschoolcalledmonwealthConnectionsAcademywilltakeinstudentsthisfall．ItwillservechildreninthestateofPennsylvaniafromagesfivethroughthirteen．Childrengetfreeequipmentfortheironlineeducation．Thisincludesaputer，aprinter，booksandtechnicalservices．Parentsandstudentstalkwithteachersbytelephoneorbysendingemailsthroughtheirputerswhennecessary．Studentsatcyberschoolsusuallydonotknowoneanother．But56suchstudentswhofinishedstudiesatWesternPennsylvaniaCyberCharterSchoolrecentlymetforthefirsttime．Theywereguestsofhonorattheirgraduation．1．Whatdoweknowfromthete*taboutstudentsofacyberschool？A．Theyhavetotakelongbusridestoschool．B．Theystudyathomeratherthaninclassrooms．C．Theyreceivemoneyfromtraditionalpublicschools．D．Theydowellintraditionalschoolprograms．2．Whatisaproblemwithcyberschools？A．Theirequipmentcostsalotofmoney．B．Theygetlittlesupportfromthestategovernment．C．Itishardtoknowstudents'progressinlearning．D．Thestudentsfindithardtomakefriends．3．Cyberschoolsaregettingpopularbecame_______．A．theyarelesse*pensiveforstudentsB．theirstudentscanworkattheirownspeedC．theirgraduatesaremoresuccessfulinsocietyD．theyservestudentsinawideragerange4．Wecaninferthattheauthorofthete*tis_______．A．unprejudicedinhisdescriptionofcyberschoolsB．e*citedaboutthefutureofcyberschoolsC．doubtfulaboutthequalityofcyberschooisD．disappointedatthedevelopmentofcyberschoolsPassage2Up，Up，andAway！AnadventurerwhobecamethefirstpersontoflyacrosstheEnglishChannelonaclusterofballoonshaslaunchedahouseintotheskyjustlikeinthehitmovieUp-inreparationforamoreambitiousjourneyandanewrecord．FearlessTrappe，fromNorthCarolina，steppedintothecartoonthemedhomebeforeflyingabovetheLeonInternationalBalloonFestivalinMe*icomorethanaweekago．The38-year-oldTrappewasusingtheeventasawarm-upforhisplannedtrans-Atlanticflightscheduledforne*tsummer．Heaimstopletethe2，500-milejourneyinaseven-footlifeboatcarriedby365hugeheliumballoons．Thebravemanislearningtosailalifeboat，incaseheneedstoditchintotheoceanduringthedanger-filledadventure．Hesillflyatbetween18，000feetand25，000feet，beatinghispreviousworldaltituderecordof21，600feet，andmustflyuninterruptedadistancetentimeslongerthanhispreviousworldrecordof230milesinordertosucceed．TheadventurerTrappe，whoholdsrecordsforcrossingtheAlps，flyingthemostclusterballoons，andthelongestdistance，hasspenthisentirecareer，buildinguptothisambitiousplan．"Ididn’twakeuponedayandthink：‘I’goingtoflyacrosstheAtlantic，’〞hesaid．"Everyattemptbeforethiswaspreparedforthisfight，I’vebeentrainingforalongtime〞．1．TheadventurerflewacrosstheEnglishChannelto__________．A．testtheballoonsB．launchahouseC．shootahitmovieD．prepareforbreakingarecord2．Tofinishthejourney，hewillflyadistanceof__________．A．2500milesB．18，000feetC．25，000feetD．230miles3．Abouttheambitiousjourney，whichisNOTmentionedinthepassage"A．WhenhewillflyB．HowhighhesillflyC．HowfarhewillflyD．Howlongitwilltakehim4．HowmanyworldrecordsdoesJonathanhold"A．TwoB．ThreeC．FourD．Five5．Whatdoeshelastparagraphimply"A．Trappecan’tsleepworryingabouttheadventureB．TrappewasborntosetworldrecordsC．TrappealwayskeepshisambitioninmindD．TrappeneverthoughtofcrossingtheAtlanticbeforePassage3Everydaywegotoschoolandlistentotheteacher，andtheteacherwillaskussomequestions．Sometimes，theclassmateswillaskyouropinionsoftheworkoftheclass．Whenyouaretellingothersintheclasswhatyouhavefoundoutaboutthesetopics，rememberthattheymustbeabletohearwhatyouaresaying．Youarenottakingpartinafamilyconversationorhavingachatwithfriends---youareinaslightlyunnaturalsituationwherealargegroupofpeoplewillremainsilent，waitingtohearwhatyouhavetosay．Youmustspeaksothattheycanhearyou---loudlyenoughandclearlyenoughbutwithouttryingtoshoutorappearingtoforceyourself．Remember，too，thatitisthesameifyouarecalledtoaninterviewwhetheritiswithaprofessorofyourschooloragovernmentofficialwhomightmeetyou．Thepersonyouareseeingwilltrytoputyouatyoureasebutthesituationissomewhatdifferentfromthatofaordinaryconversation．Youmusttakespecialcarethatyoucanbeheard．1．Whenyouspeaktotheclass，youshouldspeak______．A．asslowlyaspossibleB．inalowvoiceC．loudlyD．forcefully2．Usually，whenyouspeaktotheclass，theclassis_______．A．noisyB．quietC．havingarestD．serious3Thesituationintheclassis______thatinyourhouse．A．notverydifferentfromB．sometimesthesameasC．sometimesnotthesameasD．notthesameas4．Ifyouarehavingaconversationwithanofficial，themostimportantthingforyouis______．A．toshowyourabilityB．tobeverygentleC．tomakesurethatyoucanbeheardD．toputtheofficialatease5．Themainideaofthispassageis______．A．thatweshouldtalkindifferentwaysindifferentsituationsB．thatwemustspeakloudlyC．thatwemustkeepsilentatanytimeD．thatwemusttalkwiththeclassPassage4SouthAfricahostedthefifthBRICSSummitinMarch2013，whichpletedthefirstcycleofBRICSsummits，BRICSisanacronymforthepowerfulgroupingoftheworld'sleadingup-and-ingeconomies，namelyBrazil，Russia，India，ChinaandSouthAfrica．TheBRICSaimstoachievepeace，security，developmentandcooperation．Italsoseekstocontributetothedevelopmentofhumanityandbuildamorestableandfairerworld．TheindustryleadersfromthebusinessmunitiesofthefivecountriesagreedthattheBRICScountrieswillactivelysupportindustrializationontheAfricancontinentinordertocontributesignificantlytoitsdevelopmentandtoe*pandtradelinksbetweenAfricaandBRICS．Theglobaleconomicsituation，thoughimproving，continuestoremainuncertainwiththeEuro-crisisamajorconcern．ThetaskaheadistobuildonthesedevelopmentsandBRICScountriesremainmittedtothecauseofpromotingsustainablegrowth．GreatereconomiccooperationamongBRICScountriescanbesignificantlyimportant，whichwillprovebeneficialforglobaleconomicgrowth．AccordingtoDr．RobDavies，SouthAfricanMinisterofTradeandIndustry，theAfricancontinentisrecognizedasthesecondfastestgrowingcontinentafterAsia．TherearefourdriversoftheeconomicgrowthinAfricancontinent．ThesearetheboominmineralproductsintheAfricancontinent，thedevelopmentoftheserviceindustries，thebenefitofnothavingthefinancialcrisis，andinfrastructure(根底设施〕development．DaviesalsoaddsthatotherBRICScountrieshaveadvantageoflargepopulationsprovidingbighomemarketsfortheirproducts．TheSouthAfricanpopulationissmallparedtootherBRICScountries，butifyouaddupnumbersoncontinentthenyouhaveacriticalmassthatcansupportthenewindustrialwaveinAfrica：ThatiswhytheSouthAfricanneedstocreatelargetradingblocksacrosslargepartsofAfricancontinent．1．"BRICS〞refersto______．A． themostactiveeconomygroupintoday’sworldB． themostpowerfuleconomiesinwesternworldC． leadingcountrieswithfastdevelopmentofhumanityD． themoststableandsecurecountriesintheworld2．Fromthete*tweknowthatindustrializationinAfricawill______．A．givefinancialsupportstoallAfricancountriesBcreatetradeopportunitiesforbothAfricaandBRICSCmakesignificantdevelopmentinthepowerfulgroupsD．e*pandsustainableeconomiccooperationindifferentcontinents3．TheauthorbelievesgreatercooperationamongBRICSwill______，A．promoteglobaleconomicgrowth B．bringmorechallengesC．narrowthegapofdevelopment D．solveEurope’seconomiccrisis4．WhichofthefollowingisthedriveroftheeconomicgrowthinAfrica？______．A． ThedevelopmentofbusinessindustryB． Protectivee*plorationinmineralproductsC． TherecoveryoftheinfrastructureD． ThebenefitsofhavingnofinancialcrisisPassage5Whatmakesapersonascientist？Doeshehavewaysortoolsoflearningthataredifferentfromthoseofothers？Theansweris"no〞．Itisn'tthetoolsascientistusesbuthowheusesthesetoolswhichmakeshimascientist．Youwillprobablyagreethatknowinghowtouseapowerisimportanttoacarpenter．Youwillprobablyagree，too，thatknowinghowtoinvestigate，howtodiscoverinformation，isimportanttoeveryone．Thescientist，however，goesonestepfurther；hemustbesurethathehasareasonableanswertohisquestionsandthathisanswerhegetstomanyquestionsisintoalargesetofideasabouthowtheworldworks．Thescientist'sknowledgemustbee*act．There'snoroomforhalfrightorrightjusthalfthetime．Hemustbeasnearlyrightastheconditionspermit．Whatworksunderonesetofconditionsatonetimemustworkunderthesameconditionsatothertimes．Iftheconditionsaredifferent，anychangesthescientistobservesinademonstrationmustbee*plainedbythechangesintheconditions．Thisisonereasonwhyinvestigationsareimportantinscience．AlbertEinstein，whodevelopedtheTheoryofRelativity，arrivedatthistheorythroughmathematics．Theaccuracyofhismathematicswaslatertestedthroughinvestigation．Einstein'sideaswereprovedtobecorrect．Ascientistusesmanytoolsformeasurements．Thenthemeasurementsareusedtomakemathematicalcalculationsthatmaytesthisinvestigations．1．Whatmakesascientistaccordingtothepassage？A．Thetoolsheuses．B．Hiswaysoflearning．C．Thewayheuseshistools．D．Thevarioustoolsheuses．2．"…knowinghowtoinvestigate，howtodiscoverinformation，isimportanttoeveryone．〞Thewritersaysthistoshow_______．A．theimportanceofinformationB．thedifferencebetweenscientistsandordinarypeopleC．theimportanceofthinkingD．thedifferencebetweencarpentersandordinarypeople3．Asoundscientifictheoryshouldbeonethat_______．A．worksunderonesetofconditionsatonetimeandalsoworksunderthesameconditionsatothertimesB．leavesnoroomforimprovementC．doesn'tallowanychangeevenunderdifferentconditionsD．canbeusedformanypurposes4．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？A．Scientistsaredifferentfromordinarypeople．B．TheTheoryofRelativity．C．E*actnessisthecoreofscience．D．E*actnessandwayofusingtoolsarethekeystomakingofascientist．Passage6Alotofusloselife’stoughbattlesbystartingafrontalattack—whenatouchofhumormightwellenableustowin．Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofmine，whohitatrafficjamonhiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatumaboutbeinglateonthejob．AlthoughtherewasagoodreasonforSam’sabeinglate—seriousillnessathome—hedecidedthatthisby-now-familiare*cusewouldn’tworkanylonger．Hissupervisorwasprobablyalreadypacingupanddownpreparingadismissalspeech．Yes，thebosswas．Samenteredtheofficeat9：35．Theplacewasasquietasalockerroom；everyonewashardatwork．Sam’ssupervisorcameuptohim．Suddenly，Samforcedagrinandstretchedouthishand．"Howdoyoudo！〞hesaid．"I’mSamMaynard．I’mapplyingforajob，which，Iunderstand，becameavailablejust35minutesago．Doestheearlybirdgettheworm？〞Theroome*plodedinlaughter．Thesupervisorclampedoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisoffice．SamMaynardhadsavedhisjob—withtheonlytoolthatcouldwin，alaugh．Humorisamosteffective，yetfrequentlyneglected，meansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives．Itcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferences，apologizing，saying"no〞，criticizing，gettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingface．Forsomejobs，it’stheonlytoolthatcansucceed．Itisawaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethatseriousdialogmaystartaquarrel．Fore*ample，manybelievethatediansontelevisionaredoingmoretodayforracialandreligioustolerancethanpeopleinanyotherforum．1．WhywasSamlateforhisjob？A．Becausehewasill．B．Becausehegotuplate．C．Becausehewascaughtinatrafficjam．D．Hewasbusyapplyingforanewjob．2．Themainideaofthispassageis________．A．SamMaynardsavedhisjobwithhumorB．humorisimportantinourlivesC．earlybirdgetsthewormD．humorcansolveracialdiscriminations3．Thephrase"clampedoff〞inParagraph3means________．A．triedtoholdbackB．triedtosetC．chargedD．gaveout4．Whichofthefollowingstatementscanweinferfromthepassage？A．Manyloselife’sbattlesfortheyarelackinginasenseofhumor．B．Itwasn’tthefirsttimethatSamcamelateforhiswork．C．Samwassupposedtoetohisofficeat8：30．D．Humoristhemosteffectivewayofsolvingproblems．Passage712345Passage8GrandmaMosesisamongthemostfamoustwentieth-centurypaintersoftheUnitedStates，yetshedidnotstartpaintinguntilshewasinherlateseventies．Assheoncesaidtoherself："Iwouldneversitbackinarockingchair，waitingforsomeonetohelpme．"Noonecouldhavehadamoreproductiveoldage．ShewasbornAnnaMaryRobertsononafarminNewYorkState，oneoffiveboysandfivegirls．Attwelveshelefthomeandwasindomesticserviceuntil，attwenty-seven，shemarriedThomasMoses，thehiredhandofoneofheremployers．Theyfarmedmostoftheirlives，firstinVirginiaandtheninNewYorkState，atEagleBridge．Shehadtenchildren，ofwhomfivesurvived；herhusbanddiedin1927．GrandmaMosespaintedalittleasachildandmadeembroiderypicturesasahobby，butonlychangedtooilsinoldagebecauseherhandshadbeetoostifftosewandshewantedtokeepbusyandpassthetime．Herpictureswerefirstsoldatthelocaldrugstoreandatamarketandweresoonnoticedbyabusinessmanwhoboughteverythingshepainted．Threeofthepicturese*hibitedintheMuseumofModernArt，andin1940shehadherfirste*hibitioninNewYork．Betweenthe1930'sandherdeath，sheproducedsome2，000pictures：detailedandlivelyportrayalsofthecountrylifeshehadknownforsolong，withawonderfulsenseofcolorandform．"IthinkreallyhardtillIthinkofsomethingreallypretty，andthenIpaintit"shesaid．1．Accordingtothepassage，GrandmaMosesbegantopaintbecauseshewantedto________．A．makeherselfbeautifulB．keepactiveC．earnmoremoneyD．beefamous2．GrandmaMosesspentmostofherlife________．A．nursing B．paintingC．embroidering D．farming3．Theunderlinedword"portrayals〞means________．A．descriptionsB．e*pressionsC．e*planationsD．impressions4．FromGrandmaMoses'descriptionofherselfinthefirstparagraph，itcanbeinferredthatshewas________．A．independentB．pretty C．richD．nervous5．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage？A．GrandmaMoses：HerLifeandPictures．B．TheChildrenofGrandmaMoses．C．GrandmaMoses：HerBestE*hibition．D．GrandmaMosesandOtherOlderArtists．Passage9Scientistssaytheynowhaveprooftosupporttheold­fashionedadvicethatit’sbesttosleeponaproblem．Theysaysleepstrengthensthememoryandhelpsthebrainorganizethemassesofinformationwereceiveeachday．TheleadresearcherBobStickgoldatHarvardMedicalSchoolsaid，"Sleephelpsusdrawrulesfromoure*periences．It’slikeknowingthedifferencebetweendogsandcatsevenifit’shardtoe*plain．〞TheUSresearchteamstudiedhowwellstudentsrememberedconnectionsbetweenwordsandsymbols，reportsNewScientist．Theyparedhowthestudentsperformediftheyhadhadasleepbetweenseeingthewordsandhavingthetest，andiftheyhadnotslept．Theyfoundthatpeoplewerebetterabletorememberlistsofrelatedwordsafteranight’ssleepthanafterthesametimespentawakeduringtheday．Theyalsofounditeasiertorememberthemesthatthewordshadinmon．Buttheyforgotaroundoneinfourmorethemesiftheyhadbeenawake．Prof．JohnGroeger，UniversityofSurrey’sSleepResearchCentre，said，"Peoplehavebeentryingforyearstofindoutwhatthepurposeofsleepis，asweknowthatonlycertainpartsofithavearestorativevalue．〞"Weformandstorehugenumbersofe*periencesintheheadeveryday，andsleepseemstobethewaythebraindealswiththemall．〞1．Thephrase"tosleeponaproblem〞inParagraph1mostlikelymeans"________〞．A．topayfullattentiontoaproblemB．towaituntilthene*tdayforadecisionC．tosleeptoforgetaproblemD．tohavedifficultyinsleeping2．InthestudybytheUSresearchteam，studentswereaskedto________．A．puttogetherwordsofsimilarmeaningsB．rememberwordsandtheirmeaningsC．showtheirknowledgeofwordsD．makeuplistsofrelatedwords3．Whichofthefollowingmaybeeasiertoremember？A．Themeslearnedrightbeforethetest．B．Rulesfrompersonale*periences．C．Wordslearnedbeforeagoodsleep．D．Ideasstoredtogetherinthebrain．4．Whatmaybetheimportanceoftheresearch？A．Itshowsthatsleepmayhelpusmanageinformation．B．Ithelpsfindoutthemonthemesofwords．C．Ittellsusthatmoresleepcanimprovehealth．D．Itprovesthevalueofold­fashionedadvice．Passage10It’s5：00inthemorningwhenthealarmringsinmyears．Irolloutofbedandwalkblindlythroughthedarkintothebathroom．Iturnonthelightandputonmyglasses．ThehouseisstillasIwalkdownstairswhilemyhusbandandthreekidssleeppeacefully．UsuallyIgoforalongrun，buttodayIchoosemyfavoritee*erciseDVDinsanity．Sweatpoursdownmyfaceandintomyeyes．MyheartracesasIfacemybodytofinisheachmovement．AsIneartheendofthee*ercise，Ifeele*tremelytired，butasmileisofmyface．It’sasmilebecausetheDVDisover，butasmileofsuccessfrompushingmybodytoitse*tremelimit．Somepeopleenjoyshopping，smoking，food，work，orevenchocolate．ButIneede*ercisetogetthrougheachday．Someshakeheadswhentheyseemerunthroughthetown．OthersgethurtwhenIrefusetotryjustonebiteoftheirgrandmother’schocolatecake．Theyraisetheireyebrows，surprisedbymy"nothankyou，〞orbymychoicetohaveasalad．Overtheyears，Ihavelearnedit’sokaytojustsay"no．〞Ishouldn’tfeelsorryforrefusingfoodthatIdon’twanttoeat．Sowhatdrivesmetorolloutofbedat5：00a．m．？Whatgivesmethereasontojustsaytoicecream？mitment．Amitmenttochangemylifewithawaythatreducesdailyan*iety，increasesself–confidenceandenergy，e*tendslifeandaboveallimprovesmybodyshape．ThisisthepointwhereasmileappearsonmyfaceasIlookatmyselfinthemirrorortryonmyfavoritepairofjeansthatnowfitjustright．It’sthroughmitmentandsweatthatIcanmakeadifferencewithinmyselfinsideandout．

1．Whyisthereasmileontheauthor’sfaceinthemorning？A．Becausesheseesherfamilysleepingpeacefully．B．Becauseshefinishesherfavoritee*erciseC．BecausesheenjoystheinterestingDVDD．Becauseshefeelsasenseofachievement2．WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph2？A．Shedoesn’tlikeothersrpolitelyB．ShelikestomakeotherssurprisedC．Othersdon’tunderstandwhatshedoes．D．Otherstrytohelpherbyofferingherfood3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"mitment〞inthelastparagraphmean？A．GoodhealthB．FirmbeliefC．AstrongpowerD．Aregularhalf4．Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthete*t？A．SheactsinastrangewayB．ShewantstolookdifferentfromothersC．SheaimstodevelopagoodbodyshapeD．ShehasdifficultgettingalongwithothersPassage11"Drinkyourmilk．It’sgoodforyou！〞You’veprobablyheardthatmanytimes，andit’strue．Milkcontainscalcium，whichisnecessaryforkeepingbonesandteethhealthyandstrong．TheUSgovernmentevenrequiresmilkaspartoftheNationalSchoolLunchProgram，sayingthatstudentsshoulddrinkonecupoffat-freeorlow-fatmilkeverymeal．However，agroupofdoctorsaskedthegovernmenttotakeitawayfromthelunchprogram．TheUS‘PhysicianmitteeforResponsibleMedicine(PCRM)says，"Milkishighinsugar，fatandanimalprotein，〞allofwhichhavenegativeeffectsonhealth．ThePCRMsaystherearebetterandhealthierwaystogetcalciumsuchaseatingbeans，broccoli，cerealsandtofu．Orangejuiceandsoymilkthathavecalciumaddedtothemalsosupplythenutrient．"Oneoftheonlyreasonspeopleprefermilkisbecauseitisgoingtohelpbuildstrongbones，〞saysDrNealBarnard，presidentofthePCRM．Butmilkmaynotbethebestwaytogetcalciumyourbodyneeds．Ofcourse，calciumisimportantforhealthybonesandteeth，butthereareotherthingsthataffectyourbonestrength，suchasgenes，howmuchvitaminDyoutakein，andgettinganhour’sworthofe*erciseeveryday．Somepeopledisagreewiththeideathatmilkisn’timportant．KeriGans，anAmericanDietitian，says"Idon’tthinkit’sirresponsibletotakethisbeveragethatchildrenenjoyitverymuch，especiallyamongthosewhoareunabletomeettheirnutrientneedsfortheday，andremoveitfromthelunchline．〞TheU．SgovernmentisnowconsideringtherequestofthePCRM，butadecisionmaybealongwayoff．Meanwhile，MarionNestle，aprofessorputsitbest："Milkcertainlyhasnutrients．Otherfoodhasthesamenutrients．It’sjustfood．Aswithotherfood，toomuchmightbeaproblem．〞1．TheU．S．governmentrequiresmilkaspartoftheNationalSchoolLunchProgram． A．asaresultoftherequestofthePCRM B．becausemilkisthebestwaytogetcalcium C．asdrinkingmilkisgoodforbonesandteeth D．becausemilkisknowntobefat-freeorlow-fat2．ThePCRMproposedthatmilkberemovedfromthelunchprogrambecause． A．Americanchildrenaretakingintoomuchcalciumandsufferingit B．drinkingmilkisnotthebestwaytogetthecalciumyourbodyneeds C．drinkingmilkhasmorenegativeeffectsthanpositiveonesonhealth D．newresearchesprovethatmilkisnothighincalciumasbeansortofu3．Theunderlinedword"beverage〞inthe4thparagraphprobablymeans"〞． A．food B．game C．plan D．drink4．Accordingtotheauthor，．A．milkshouldberemovedfromthelunchprogram B．itisirresponsibletotakemilkoutofthelunchline C．itisuptothechildrentodecidewhattodowiththemilk D．itwilltakealongtimeforthegovernmenttomakesafinaldecisionPassage12Britain’soldestmanmadehisfirstvisittoLondonyesterdayattheageof101．Mr．JohnEvanshadneverfoundthetimeormoneytomakethetripfromhishomeinForestFach，nearSwansea．But，whenBritishRailofferedhimanall-e*penses-paidbirthdaytriptothecapitalhejustcouldnotrefuse．HearrivedatPaddingtonStationandsmartlyturnedoutinhisbestsuit，favoritePanamahatandaredroseinhisbuttonhole．"It’sverye*citing．There’snodoubtaboutit，〞hesaid．Untilyesterdayhehadneverbeenfarfromhome，e*ceptforonetriptoAberdeen．"ButI’vebeenontheseastothatfarawaylandcalledIlfrabe21milesfromhome，〞hejoked．MrEvans，whospent60yearsworkingasaminerinSouthWales，almostmadethejourneytoLondononcebefore，attheturnofthecentury．"TherewasatriptotheWhiteCitybutitwastenshillingsreturnfromSwansea—toomuchIthought．Allmymoneywenttothefamilythen，〞hesaid．Duringthene*ttwodaysMrEvanswillbetakenonashorttourofLondontoseethesights．TopofhislistisavisittotheHouseofParliamentorganizedbyhisMP，MrGarethWardell．Theonlyarrangementhedoesnotcareforisthewheelchairprovidedforhimifhegetstired．"Idon’tlikethechair—peoplewillthinkIamgettingold．〞hesaid．Hissecretforalongandhealthylifehasbeenwellpublicized—nowine，notobaccoandnoanger．BeforesettingofffromSwanseawithhis76-year-oldson，Amwell，hesaidjokingly，"I’mgladtoseethey’vegivenmeareturnticket．〞1．TheveryreasonthatMrEvansdidn’tgotoseetheworldisthat_________．A．hehadalreadybeenontheseastoIlfrabeB．hewastoobusytogotoofarawayfromhomeC．hecouldn’taffordboththetimeandthemoneyD．hebelieved"Eastorwest，homeisbest〞2．MrEvansdidn’tlikethewheelchairsimplybecause_________．A．hewasnotusedtotravelinginitB．thewheelchairwasofpoorqualityandnoteasytooperateC．heactuallypreferredwalkingtosittinginitathomeD．hethoughthewasstillyoungenoughtomanagethetrip3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage？A．MrEvanshadtoworkhardtoraisehisfamilywhenyoung．B．ThetriptoLondone*citedMrEvansverymuch．C．MrEvanscouldnotreallyenjoythetripbecauseofhisage．D．HumorwasoneofMrEvans’characters．4．Theprobablee*planationtoMrEvans’longlifeliesin_________．A．hisgoodlivinghabitsB．hishardworkingforthefamilyC．hisstickingtohishometownD．hislivingconditionsneartheSwanseaPassage13Gettingridofdirt，intheopinionofmostpeople，isagoodthing．However，thereisnothingfi*edaboutattitudestodirt．Intheearly16thcentury，peoplethoughtthatdirtontheskinwasameanstoblockoutdisease，asmedicalopinionhaditthatwashingoffdirtwithhotwatercouldopenuptheskinandletillsin．Aparticulardangerwasthoughttolieinpublicbaths．By1538，theFrenchkinghadclosedthebathhousesinhiskingdom．SodidthekingofEnglandin1546．ThusbeganalongtimewhentherichandthepoorinEuropelivedwithdirtinafriendlyway．HenryIV，KingofFrance，wasfamouslydirty．Uponlearningth