高考英语阅读理解

[2001,全国卷]第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所级的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡

卜.将该项涂黑。

A

Shanghai:Carrentals（出租）arebecomingmoreandmorepopularasaninexpensivewayof

takingtotheroads.Businesspeopleforeignersandfamiliesalikearemakinggooduseofthe

growingindustry.

ThefirstcarrentalfirmopenedinShanghaiin1992andnow12carrentalplayersareinthe

game,withmorethan11,500carsintheirbooks.

Thelargestplayer-ShanghaiBashiTourismCarRentalCenteroffersawidevarietyofchoices

deluxesedans,minivans.stationwagons,coaches.Santanasedansarethebigfavorite.

Firmscanattractenoughcustomersfor70percentoftheircarseverymonth.Thisfigure

shootsupduringholidayseasonslikeNationalDay,LaborDayandNewYear'sDay,withsome

recording100percentrental.

Themajormarketforcerestsinthegrowingpopulationofwhite-collaremployees（白领雇

员）,whocanaffordthenewservice,saidZhuangYu,marketingmanagerofShanghaiAngelCar

RentalCo.

56.Thewords“deluxesedans「minivans"and"stationwagons“usedinthetextreferto

A.carsinthemakingB.carrentalfirmsC.carsforrentD.carmakers

57.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.70%ofthecarscanberentedoutonholiday

B.70%ofthecustomersarewhite-collaremployees

C.Morefirmsareopenforserviceduringholidayseasons

D.Somefirmsrentoutalltheircarsduringholidayseasons

58.Shanghai'scarrentalindustryisgrowingsofastmainlydueto.

A・bettercarssuppliedbyproducers

B.fastserviceofferedbycarrentalfirms

C.theincreasingnumberofwhite-collaremployees

D.people'sgrowinginterestintravelingduringholidays

B

Holidaymakerswhoareboredwithbakingbeachesandoverheatedhotelroomsheadfora

bigigloo.SwedishbusinessmanNileBergqvistisdelightedwithhisnewhotel,theworld'sfirst

igloohotel.BuiltinasmalltowninLapland,ithasbeenattractinglotsofvisitors,butsoonthefun

willbeover.

Intwoweeks,timeBergqvisl'sicecreation（作品）willbenothingmorethanapoolof

water."Wedon'tseeitasabigproblem「hesays.t4Wejustlookforwardtoreplacingit

Bergqvistbuilthisfirstiglooin1991foranartexhibition.ltwassosuccessfulthathe

designedthepresentone,whichmeasuresroughly200squaremeters.Sixworkmenspentmore

thaneightweekspiling1,000tonsofsnowontoawoodenbase:whenthesnowfroze,thebase

wasremoved."Theonlywoodenthingwehaveleftintheiglooisthefrontdoor,“hesays.

Aftertheirstay,allvisitorsreceiveasurvivalcertificaterecordingtheirsuccess.Withno

windows,nowheretohangclothesandtemperaturesbelow0℃,itmayseemmorelikeasurvival

testthanarelaxinghotelbreak."It'sgreatfun『BergqvistexplainsJaswellasagoodstartin

survivaltraining.”

Thepopularityoftheiglooisbeyonddoubt:itisnowattractingtouristsfromalloverthe

world.Atleast800peoplehavestayedattheigloothisseasoneventhoughthereareonly10

rooms.“Youcangetalotofpeoplein「explainsBergqvist/4Thebedsarethreemeterswideby

twometerslong,andcanfitatleastfouratonetime

59.Bergqvistdesignedandbuilttheworld'sfirstigloohotelbecause.

A.hebelievedpeoplewouldenjoytryingsomethingnew

B.hewantedtomakeanameforthesmalltown

C.anartexhibitionwasabouttoopen

D.morehotelroomswereneeded

60.Whenthewritersays4<thefunwillbeoverjhereferstothefactthat.

A.hotelguestswillbefrightenedatthethoughtofthehardtest

B.Bergqvist'shotelwillsoonbecomeapoolofwater

C.holidaymakerswillsoongettiredofthebigigloo

D.abiggerigloowillreplacethepresentone

61.Accordingtothetext,thefirstthingtodoinbuildinganigloois.

A.togatherapoolofwaterB.toprepareawoodenbase

C.tocoverthegroundwithiceD.topilealargeamountofsnow

62.Whenguestsleavetheigloohoteltheywillreceiveapaperstatingthat

A.theyhavevisitedLaplandB.theyhavehadanice-snowholiday

C.theyhavehadgreatfunsleepingoniceD.theyhavehadatasteofadventure

63.Whichofthefourpicturesbelowistheclosesttotheigloohotelasdescribedinthetext?

C

Manycitiesaroundtheworldtodayareheavilypolluted.Carelessmethodsofproductionand

lackofconsumerdemandforenvironmentfriendlyproductshavecontributedtothepollution

problem.Oneresultisthatmillionsoftonsofglass,paper,plastic,andmetalcontainersare

produced,andthesearedifficulttogetridof.

However,today,moreandmoreconsumersarechoosing“green"anddemandingthatthe

productstheybuyshouldbesafefortheenvironment.Beforetheybuyaproduct,theyask

questionslikethese:"Willthisshampoodamagetheenvironment?”"Canthismetalcontainerbe

reusedorcanitonlybeusedonce?”

Arecentstudyshowedthattwooutoffiveadultsnowconsidertheenvironmentalsafetyofa

productbeforetheybuyit.Thismeansthatcompaniesmustnowchangethewaytheymakeand

selltheirproductstomakesurethattheyare“greenJthatis,friendlytotheenvironment.

Onlyafewyearsago,itwasimpossibletofindgreenproductsinsupermarkets,butnowthere

arehundreds.Somesupermarketproductscarrylabels（标签）toshowthattheproductis

green.Somecompanieshavemadethemanufacturing（生产）ofcleanandsafeproductstheir

mainsellingpointandemphasizeitintheiradvertising.

Theconcernforasaferandcleanerenvironmentismakingcompaniesrethinkhowtheydo

business.Nolongerwillthepublicaccepttheoldattitudeof“Buyit,useit,throwitaway,and

forgetit.'Thepublicpressureison,andgraduallybusinessiscleaningupitsact.

64.ltbecomesclearfromthetextthatthedrivingforcebehindgreenproductsis.

A.publiccaringfortheenvironmentB.companies,desireforbiggersales

C.newwaysofdoingbusinessD.rapidgrowthofsupermarkets

65.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.BusinessandPeopleB.BusinessGoesGreen

C.ShoppingHabitsAreChangingD.SupermarketsandGreenProducts

66.Theunderlinedword"it"inthefourthparagraphrefersto

A.asellingpointB.thecompanyname

C.agreatdemandforhealthfoodsD.themanufacturingofgreenproducts

D

IfyouaskpeopletonametheonepersonwhohadthegreatesteffectontheEnglish

language,youwillgetanswerslike“Shakespeare,”“SamuelJohnsonJand“Webster,“butnoneof

thesemenhadanyeffectatallcomparedtoamanwhodidn'tevenspeakEnglish-Williamthe

Conqueror.

Before1066,inthelandwenowcallGreatBritainlivedpeoplesbelongingtotwomajor

languagegroups.Inthewest-centralregionlivedtheWelsh,whospokeaCelticlanguage,andin

thenorthlivedtheScots,whoselanguage,thoughnotthesameasWelsh,wasalsoCeltic.Inthe

restofthecountrylivedtheSaxons,actuallyamixtureofAnglos,Saxons,andotherGermanicand

Nordicpeople,whospokewhatwenowcallAnglo-Saxon（orOldEnglish）,aGermanic

language.Ifthisstateofaffairshadlasted,EnglishtodaywouldbeclosetoGerman.

Butthisstateofaffairsdidnotlast.In1066theNormansledbyWilliamdefeatedtheSaxons

andbegantheirruleoverEngland.Foraboutacentury,Frenchbecametheofficiallanguageof

EnglandwhileOldEnglishbecamethelanguageofpeasants.Asaresult,Englishwordsofpolitics

andthelawcomefromFrenchratherthanGerman.Insomecases,modernEnglishevenshowsa

distinction（区别）betweenupper-classFrenchandlower-classAnglo-Saxoninitswords.We

evenhavedifferentwordsforsomefoods,meatinparticulardependingonwhetheritisstillout

inthefieldsorathomereadytobecooked,whichshowsthefactthattheSaxonpeasantswere

doingthefarming,whiletheupper-classNormansweredoingmostoftheeating.

WhenAmericansvisitEuropeforthefirsttime,theyusuallyfindGermanymore

“foreign“thanFrancebecausetheGermantheyseeonsignsandadvertisementsseemsmuchmore

differentfromEnglishthanFrenchdoes.FewrealizethattheEnglishlanguageisactually

GermanicinitsbeginningandthattheFrenchinfluencesarealltheresultofoneman'sambition.

67.ThetwomajorlanguagesspokeninwhatisnowcalledGreatBritainbefore1066were.

A.WelshandScottishB.NordicandGermanic

C.CelticandOldEnglishD.Anglo-SaxonandGermanic

68.Whichofthefollowinggroupsofwordsare,byinference,rootedinFrench?

A.president,lawyer,beefB.president,bread,water

C.bread,field,sheepD.folk,field,cow

69.WhydoesFranceappearlessforeignthanGermanytoAmericansontheirfirstvisitto

Europe?

A.MostadvertisementsinFranceappearinEnglish.

B.TheyknowlittleofthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.

C.ManyFrenchwordsaresimilartoEnglishones.

D.TheyknowFrenchbetterthanGerman.

70.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?

A.ThehistoryofGreatBritain.B.ThesimilaritybetweenEnglishandFrench

C.TheruleofEnglandbyWilliamtheConqueror.

D.TheFrenchinfluencesontheEnglishlanguage.

E

BettyandHaroldhavebeenmarriedforyears.ButonethingstillpuzzlesoldHarold.Howisit

thathecanleaveBettyandherfriendJoansittingonthesofa‘talking,goouttoaballgame,come

backthreeandahalfhourslater,andthey'restillsittingonthesofa?Talking?

Whatintheworld,Haroldwonders,dotheyhavetotalkabout?

Bettyshrugs.Talk?We'refriends.

ResearchingthismattercalledfriendshippsychologistLillianRubinspenttwoyears

interviewingmorethantwohundredwomenandmen.Nomatterwhattheirage,theirjob,their

sex,theresultswerecompletelyclear:womenhavemorefriendshipsthanmen,andthedifference

inthecontentandthequalityofthosefriendshipsis“markedandunmistakable

Morethantwo-thirdsofthesinglemenRubininterviewedcouldnotnameabestfriend.

Thosewhocouldwerelikelytonameawoman.Yetthree-quartersofthesinglewomenhadno

problemnamingabestfriend,andalmostalwaysitwasawoman.Moremarriedmenthanwoean

namedtheirwife/husbandasabestfriend,mosttrustedperson,ortheonetheywouldturntoin

timeofemotionaldistress（感情危机）/'Mostwomen「saysRubin/'identified（认定）atleast

one,usuallymoretrustedfriendstowhomtheycouldturninatroubledmoment,andtheyspoke

openlyabouttheimportanceoftheserelationshipsintheirlives

“Ingeneral「writesRubininhernewbook「women'sfriendshipswitheachotherreston

sharedemotionsandsupport,butmen'srelationshipsaremarkedbysharedactivities.^^Forthe

mostpart,Rubinsaysinteractions（交往）betweenmenareemotionallycontrolled-agoodfit

withthesocialrequirementsof“manlybehavior

“Evenwhenamanissaidtobeabestfriend,“Rubinwrites/'thetwosharelittleabouttheir

innermostfeelings.Whereasawoman?sclosestfemalefriendmightbethefirsttotellhertoleave

afailingmarriage,itwasn'tunusualtohearamansayhedidn'tknowhisfriend'smarriagewasin

serioustroubleuntilheappearedonenightaskingifhecouldsleeponthesofa

71.WhatoldHaroldcannotunderstandorexplainisthefactthat.

A.heistreatedasanoutsiderratherthanahusband

B.womenhavesomuchtoshare

C.womenshowlittleinterestinballgames

D.hefindshiswifedifficulttotalkto

72.Rubin'sstudyshowsthatforemotionalsupportamarriedwomanismorelikelytoturnto

.A.amalefriendB.afemalefriendC.herparentsD.herhusband

73.Accordingtothetext,whichtypeofbehaviorisNOTexpectedofamanbysociety?

A.Endinghismamagewithoutgoodreason.

B.Spendingtoomuchtimewithhisfriends.

C.Complainingabouthismarriagetrouble.

D.Goingouttoballgamestoooften.

74.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisbestsupportedbythelastparagraph?

A.Menkeeptheirinnermostfeelingstothemselves.

B.Womenaremoreseriousthanmenaboutmarriage.

C.Menoftentakesuddenactiontoendtheirmarriage.

D.Womendependonothersinmakingdecisions.

75.TheresearchdonebypsychologistRubincentersaround

A.happyandsuccessfulmarriages.B.friendshipsofmenandwomen

C.emotionalproblemsinmarriage.D.interactionsbetweenmenandwomen.

[2002,全国卷]第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

In1901,H.G.Wells,anEnglishwriter,wroteabookdescribingatriptothemoon.Whenthe

explorerslandedonthemoon,theydiscoveredthatthemoonwasfullofundergroundcities.They

expressedtheirsurprisetothe"moonpeople"theymet.Inturn,theMmoonpeopleexpressedtheir

surprise."Why,theyasked,nareyoutravellingtoouterspacewhenyoudon'tevenuseyourinner

space?

H.G.Wellscouldonlyimaginetraveltothemoon.In1969,humanbeingsreallydidlandon

themoon.Peopletodayknowthattherearenoundergroundcitiesonthemoon.However,the

questionthatthe"moonpeopleaskedisstillaninterestingone.Agrowingnumberofscientistsare

seriouslythinkingaboutit.

Undergroundsystemsarealreadyinplace.Manycitieshaveundergroundcarparks.Insome

cities,suchasTokyo,SeoulandMontreal,therearelargeundergroundshoppingareas.The

“chunnel"，atunnel（隧道）connectingEnglandandFrance,isnowcomplete.

Butwhataboutundergroundcities?Japan'sTaiseiCorporationisdesigninganetworkof

undergroundsystems,called"AliceCities".Thedesignersimagineusingsurfacespaceforpublic

parksandusingundergroundspaceforflats,offices,shopping,andsoon.Asolardome（太阳能穹

顶）wouldcoverthewholecity.

Supportersofundergrounddevelopmentsaythatbuildingdownratherthanbuildingupisa

goodwaytousetheearth'sspace.Thesurface,theysay,canbeusedforfarms,parks,gardens,

andwilderness.H.G.Wells'"moonpeoplewouldagree.Wouldyou?

56.TheexplorersinH.G.Wells'storyweresurprisedtofindthatthe"moonpeople".

A.knewsomuchabouttheearth.

B.understoodtheirlanguage.

C.livedinsomanyundergroundcities.

D.wereaheadoftheminspacetechnology.

57.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it（paragraph2）referto?

A.Discoveringthemoon'sinnerspace.

B.Usingtheearth'sinnerspace.

C.Meetingthe"moonpeople'1again.

D.Travellingtoouterspace.

58.Whatsortofundergroundsystemsarealreadyherewithus?

A.Offices,shoppingareas,powerstations.

B.Tunnels,carparks,shoppingareas.

C.Gardens,carparks,powerstations.

D.Tunnels,gardens,offices.

59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AliceCities-CitiesoftheFuture

B.SpaceTravelwithH.G.Wells

C.EnjoyLivingUnderground

D.BuildingDown,notUp

B

LONDON（Reuters）-Organicfruit,deliveredrighttothedoorstep.ThatiswhatGabrielGold

prefers,andheiswillingtopayforit.Ifthisisnotpossible,the26-year-oldcomputertechnician

willspendtheextramoneyatY:thesupermarkettobuyorganicfood.

''Organicproductisalwaysbetter,"Goldsaid.nThefoodisfreeofpesticides（农药），andyou

aregenerallysupportingfamilyfarmsinsteadoflargefarms.Andmoreoftenthannotitislocally

grownandseasonal,soitismoretasty.1'Goldisoneofagrowingnumberofshoppersbuyinginto

theorganictrend,andsupermarketsacrossBritainarecountingonmorelikehimastheygrow

theirorganicfoodbusiness.Buthowmanyshoppersreallyknowwhattheyaregetting,andwhy

aretheywillingtopayahigherpricefororganicproduce?MarketresearchshowsthatGoldand

otherswhobuyorganicfoodcangenerallygiveclearreasonsfortheirpreferences-buttheir

knowledgeoforganicfoodisfarfromcomplete.Forexample,smallamountsofpesticidescanbe

usedonorganicproducts.AndaboutthreequartersoforganicfoodinBritainisnotlocalbut

imported（进口）tomeetgrowingdemand.HThedemandfororganicfoodisincreasingbyabout

onethirdeveryyear,soitisaveryfast-growingmarket,saidSueFlock,aspecialistinthislineof

business.

60.MoreandmorepeopleinBritainarebuyingorganicfoodbecause.

A.theyaregettingricher

B.theycangetthefoodanywhere

C.theyconsiderthefoodfreeofpollution

D.theylikehome-grownfruit

61.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistruetothefactsaboutmostorganicproducesoldin

Britain?

A.Itgrowsindoorsallyearround.

B.ItisproducedoutsideBritain.

C.Itisgrownonfamilyfarms.

D.Itisproducedonlargefarms.

62.Whatisthemeaningof"theorganictrend'*asthewordsareusedinthetext?

A.growinginterestinorganicfoodB.betterqualityoforganicfood

C.risingmarketfororganicfoodD.higherpricesoforganicfood

63.Whatisthebesttitleforthisnewsstory?

A.OrganicFood-Healthy,orJustfdi-ortheWealthy?

B.TheMakingofOrganicFoodinBritain

C.OrganicFood-toImportorNot?D.GoodQualitiesofOrganicFood

C

THEATRE

CityVarieties

TheHeadrow,Leeds.Tel.430808

Oct10-11onlyANightattheVarieties.AllthefunofanoldmusichallwithBarryCryer,

DuggleBrown,6dancers,Mystina,JonBarker,AnneDuvalandtheTonyHarrisonTrio.Laugh

againattheoldjokesandlistentoyourfavouritesongs.

Performances:8pmnightly.

Admission:£5;under16orover60:£4.

YorkTheatreRoyal

StLeonard'sPlace,York.Tel.223568

Sept23-Oct17GropingforWords-acomedybySueTownsend.BestknownforherAdrianMole

Diaries.Townsendnowwritesaboutaneveningclasswhichtwomenandawomanattend.A

gentlecomedy.

Admission:Firstnight,Mon;£2;Tues-Fri:£3.25〜5.50;Sat:£3.50-5.75.

HalifaxPlayhouse

King'sCrossStreet,Halifax.Tel.365998

Oct10-17OnGoldenPondbyErnestThompson.Thisisamagicalcomedyaboutrealpeople.A

beautifullyproduced,well-actedplayforeveryone.Don'tmissit.

Performances:7:30p.m.

Admission:£2.Mon;2seatsforthepriceofone.

GrandTheatrclass=Wee

OxfordStreet,Leeds.Tel.502116

RestaurantandCafe.

Oct1-17TheSecretDiaryofAdrianMole,Aged13.SueTownsend'smusicalplay,basedonher

best-sellingbook.

Performances:Evenings7:45.October10-17,at2:30p.m.NoMondayperformances.

Admission:Tues-Thurs:£2-5;Fri&Sat:£2-6.

64.Whichtheatreoffersthecheapestseat?

A.HalifaxPlayhouse.&T:21pt;mso-chnbsp;B.CityVarieties.

C.GrandTheatre.D.YorkTheatreRoyal.

65.Ifyouwanttoseeaplaywitholdjokesandsongs,whichphonenumberwillyouringtobook

aseat?

A.502116B.223568

C.365998D.430808

66.WemaylearnfromthetextthatSueTownsendis.

A.awriterB.anactress

C.amusicianD.adirector

D

Treasurehunts（寻宝）haveexcitedpeople'simaginationforhundredsofyearsbothinreallife

andinbookssuchasRobertLouisStevenson'sTreasureIsland.KitWilliams,amodernwriter,had

theideaofcombiningtherealexcitementofatreasurehuntwithcluesfoundinabookwhenhe

wroteachildren'sstory,Masquerade,in1979.Thebookwasaboutahare,andamonthbeforeit

cameoutWilliamsburiedagoldhareinaparkinBedfordshire.Thebookcontainedalarge

numberofcluestohelpreadersfindthehare,butWilliamsputinalotofredherrings,orfalse

clues,tomisleadthem.

KenRoberts,themanwhofoundthehare,hadbeenlookingforitfornearlytwoyears.

Althoughhehadbeensearchinginthewrongareamostofthetime,hefounditbylogic,notby

luck.Hissuccesscamefromthefactthathehadgainedanimportantclueatthestart.Hehad

realizedthatthewords,"OneofSixtoEight"underthefirstpictureinthebookconnectedthe

hareinsomewaytoKatherineofAragon,thefirstofHenryVIII'ssixwives.Evenhere,however,

Williamshadsucceededinmisleadinghim.KenknewthatKatherineofAragonhaddiedat

KimboltoninCambridgeshirein1536andthoughtthatWilliamshadburiedtheharethere.Hehad

beendiggingthereforoverayearbeforeanewideaoccurredtohim.HefoundoutthatKit

WilliamshadspenthischildhoodnearAmpthill,inBedfordshire,andthoughtthathemusthave

buriedthehareinaplaceheknewwell,buthestillcouldnotseetheconnectionwithKatherineof

Aragon,untilonedayhecameacrosstwostonecrossesinAmpthillParkandlearntthattheyhad

beenbuiltinherhonorin1773.

Eventhenhissearchhadnotcometoanend.Itwasonlyafterhehadspentseveralnights

diggingaroundthecrossthathedecidedtowritetoKitWilliamstofindoutifhewaswastinghis

timethere.Williamsencouragedhimtocontinue,andonFebruary24th,1982,hefoundthe

treasure.Itwasworth£3000inthebeginning,buttheexcitementithadcausedsinceitsburial

madeitmuchmorevaluable.

67.Theunderlinedword"them(paragraph1)refersto.

A.redherringsB.treasurehuntsC.HenryVIII'ssixwives

D.readersofmasquerade

68.WhatisthemostimportantclueinthestorytohelpKenRobertsfindthehare?

A.TwostonecrossesinAmpthilLB.Stevenson'sTreasureIsland.

C.KatherineofAragon.D.Williamshometown.

69.ThestonecrossesinAmpthillwerebuilt.

A.totellaboutwhathappenedin1773

B.toAshowrespectforHenryVIITsfirstwife

C.toserveasaroadsigninAmpthillPark

D.toinformpeoplewherethegoldharewas

70.WhichofthefollowingdescribesRobertslogicinsearchingforthehare?

a.HenryVIII'ssixwives

b.Katherine'sburialplaceatKimbolton

c.WilliamschildhoodinAmpthill

d.KatherineofAragon

e.stonecrossesinAmpthillPark

A.a-b-c-e-dB.d-b-c-e-a

C.a-d-b-c-eD.b-a-e-c-d

71.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?

A.Anexcitinghistoricalevent.

B.Amoderntreasurehunt.

C.TheattractionofMasqurrade.

D.Theimportanceoflogicalthinking.

E

Achild'sbirthdaypartydoesn'thavetobeahassle;itcanbeabasketoffun,accordingto

BethAnaclerio,anEvasionmotheroftwo,ages4and18months.

"Havingapartyathomeusuallyrequiresalotofrunningaroundonthepartoftheparents,and

oftenthebirthdayboyorgirlgetslostinwildexcitement.Butitreallydoesn'thavetobethatway,

saidAnaclerio.Lastsummer,AnaclerioandherfriendJillCarlisle,aNorthbrookmotherofa

2-year-old,foundedahomeparty-planningbusinesscalled"APartyinaBasket.Theirgoalisto

helpparentsandchildrenshareinthefunpartofpartyplanning,likechoosingthesubjector

makingacake,whiletheytakecareofeverything.

Drawingontheirexperiencesasmothers,theyhavecreated10ready-to-usehomeparty

packages.Everythingafamilyneedstoplanaparty,exceptthecakeandicecream,isdeliveredto

thehomeinalargebasket.

"Ourpartiesareaimedforchildren2to10,“Anacleriosaid,"andthey'reveryinteractive®,

动)andcreativeinthattheybuildasenseofdramabasedonasubject.Forexample,attheSoda

Shoppepartytheguestsbecomewaitersandwaitressesandbuildwonderfulicecreamcreations.

Thestandard$200packageforeightchildrenincludesabasketfilledwithinvitations,gifts,

gamesandprizes,papergoods,apartyplannerandthelike.Formoreinformation,callAnaclerio

at708-864-6584orCarlisleat708-205-9141.

72.Themainpurposeofwritingthistextis.

A.toshareinformationaboutpartyplanning

B.tointroducethejoysofabirthdayparty

C.toannounceabusinessplanD.tosellaservice

73.Themostimportantideabehindthekindofpartyplanningdescribedhereisthat.

A.itbringsparentsandchildrenclosertogether

B.guestsplayapartinthepreparationofaparty

C.parentsaresparedthetroubleofsendinginvitations

D.itprovidesasubjectofconversation

74.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hassle11(paragraph1)probablymean?

A.apartydesignedbyspecialists

B.aplanrequiringcarefulthought

C.asituationcausingdifficultyortrouble

D.ademandmadebyguests

75.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytobeapartyplanner?

CD

[2003,全国卷]第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

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TristandaCunha,a38-square-mileisland,isthefarthestinhabitedislandintheworld,

accordingtotheGuinnessBookRecords,Itis1,510milessouthwestofitsnearestneighbor,St.

Helena.And1,950mileswestofAfrica.DiscoveredbythePortugueseadmiral（葡萄牙海军上

将）ofthesamenamein1506,andsettledin1810,theislandbelongstoGreatBritainandhasa

populationofafewhundred.

Cominginaclosesecond-andoftenwronglymentionedisthemostdistantand—isEaster

Island,whichlies1,260mileseastofitsnearestneighbor,PitcairnIsland,and2,300mileswestof

SouthAmerica.

Themountainous64-square-mileislandwassettledaroundthe5thcentury,supposedlyby

peoplewhowerelostatsea.Theyhadnoconnectionwiththeoutsideworldformorethana

thousandyears,givingthemplentyoftimetobuildmorethan1,000hugestonefigures,called

moat,forwhichtheislandismostfamous.

OnEasterSunday,1722,however,settlersfromHollandmovedinandgavetheislandits

name.Today,2,000peopleliveontheChileanterritory（智力领土）.Theyshareonestreet,asmall

airportandafewhoursoftelevisionperday.

56.ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthattheislandofTristandaCunha.

A.wasnamedafteritsdiscoverer

B.gotitsnamefromHollandsettlers

C.wasnamedbytheBritishgovernment

D.gotitsnamefromtheGuinnessBookofRecords

57.Whichofthefollowingismostfamousformoat?

A.TristandaCunha.B.PitcairnIsland.

C.EasterIslan