高考英语真题分类汇编05阅读理解（原卷版）缺答案

2016年高考试题分项解析之专题5阅读理解

1.[2016•全国新课标I】A

YouprobablyknowwhoMarieCuriewas,butyoumaynothaveheardofRachelCarson.Ofthe

outstandingladieslistedbelow,whodoyouthinkwasthemostimportantwomanofthepast100

years?

JaneAddams(1860-1935)

AnyonewhohaseverbeenhelpedbyasocialworkerhasJaneAddamstothank.Addanshelpedthe

poorandworkedforpeace.Sheencouragedasenseofcommunity(社区)bycreatingsheltersand

promotingeducationandservicesforpeopleinneedIn1931,AddamsbecamethefirstAmerican

womantowintheNobelPeacePrize.

RachelCarson(1907-1964)

Ifitweren'tforRachelCarson,theenvironmentalmovementmightnotexisttoday.Herpopular1962

bookSilentSpringraisedawarenessofthedangersofpollutionandtheharmfuleffectsofchemicals

onhumansandontheworld'slakesandoceans.

SandraDayOzConnor(1930-present)

WhenSandraDayO'ConnorfinishedthirdinherclassatStanfordLawSchool,in1952zshecouldnot

findworkatalawfirmbecauseshewasawoman.ShebecameanArizonastatesenator(参议员)

andJn1981,thefirstwomantojointheU.S.SupremeCourt.O'Connorgavethedecidingvotein

manyimportantcasesduringher24yearsonthetopcourt.

RosaParks(1913-2005)

OnDecember1,1955,inMontgomery,Alabama,RasaParkswouldnotgiveupherseatonabustoa

passenger.HersimpleactlandedParksinprison.ButitalsosetofftheMontgmerybusboycott.It

lastedformorethanayear,andkickedoffthecivil-rightsmovement.Z/TheonlytiredIwas,wastired

ofgivingin/saidParks.

21.WhatisJaneAddamsnotedforinhistory?

A.Hersocialwork.

B.Herlackofpropertraininginlaw.

C.Hereffortstowinaprize.

D.Hercommunitybackground.

22.WhatisthereasonforO'Connor'sbeingrejectedbythelawfirm?

A.Herlackofpropertraininginlaw.

B.Herlittleworkexperienceincourt.

C.Thediscriminationagainstwomen.

D.Thepoorfinancialconditions.

23.Whomadeagreatcontributiontothecivil-rightsmovementintheUS?

A.JaneAddams.B.RachelCarson.C.SandraDayO'Connor.D.RosaParks.

24.Whatcanweinferaboutthewomenmentionedinthetext?

A.Theyarehighlyeducated.B.Theyaretrulycreative.

C.Theyarepioneers.D.Theyarepeace-lovers.

2.[2016•全国新课标I】B

GrandparentsAnsweraCall

AsathirdgenerationnativeofBrownsville,Texas,MildredGarzaneverpleasedmoveaway,.Even

whenherdaughterandsonaskedhertomovetoSanAntoniotohelptheirchildren,shepolitely

refused.OnlyafterayearoffriendlydiscussiondidMsGaffinallysayyes.Thatwasfouryearsago.

Todayallthreegenerationsregardthemovetoasuccess,givingthemacloserrelationshipthanthey

wouldhavehadinseparatecities.

NostatisticsshowthenumberofgrandparentslikeGarzawhoaremovingclosertothechildrenand

grandchildren.Yetthereisevidencesuggestingthatthetrendisgrowing.EvenPresidentObama's

mother-in-law,MarianRobinson,hasagreedtoleaveChicagoandintotheWhiteHousetohelpcare

forhergranddaughters.Accordingtoastudygrandparentscom.83percentofthepeoplesaidMrs.

Robinson'sdecisionwillinfluencethegrandparentsintheAmericanfamily.Two-thirdsbelievemore

familieswillfollowtheexampleofObama'sfamily.

“inthe1960swewereallalittlewildandcouldn'tgetawayfromhomefarenoughfastenoughto

provewecoulddoitonourown/saysChristineCrosby,publisherofgratemagazinefor

grandparents.Wenowrealizehowimportantfamilyisandhowimportant""tobenearthem,

especiallywhenyou'rerainingchildren/

Movingisnotforeveryone.Almosteverygrandparentwantstobewithhisorhergrandchildren

andiswillingtomakesacrifices,butsometimesitiswisertosaynoandvisitfrequentlyinstead.

Havingyourgrandchildrenfarawayishard,especiallyknowingyouradultchildisstruggling,but

givingupthelifeyouknowmaybeharder.

25.WhywasGarza'smoveasuccess?

A.Itstrengthenedherfamilyties.

B.Itimprovedherlivingconditions.

C.Itenabledhermakemorefriends.

D.Ithelpedherknowmorenewplaces.

26.WhatwasthereactionofthepublictoMrs.Robinson'sdecision?

A.17%expressedtheirsupportforit.

B.Fewpeoplerespondedsympathetically.

C.83%believedithadabadinfluence.

D.Themajoritythoughtitwasatrend.

27.WhatdidCrosbysayaboutpeopleinthe1960s?

A.Theywereunsureofraisemorechildren.

B.Theywereeagertoraisemorechildren.

C.Theywantedtoliveawayfromtheirparents.

D.Theybadlittlerespectfortheirgrandparent.

28.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestthegrandparentsdointhelasrparagraph?

A.Makedecisionsinthebestinterests'oftheirown

B.Asktheirchildrentopaymorevisitstothem

C.Sacrificefortheirstrugglingchildren

D.Gettoknowthemselvesbetter

3.[2016•全国新课标I】C

IampeterHodes,avolunteerstemcourier.SinceMarch2012,I'vedone89tripsofthose,51

havebeenabroad,Ihave42hourstocarrystemcells（干名用胞）inmylittleboxbecauseI'vegottwo

icepacksandthat'showlongtheylast,inall,fromthetimethestemcellsareharvestedfroma

donor（捐献者）tothetimetheycanbeimplantedinthepatient,we'vegot72hoursatmost,SoIam

alwaysconsciousoftime.

IhadonetriplastyearwhereIwascaughtbyahurricaneinAmerica.Ipickedupthestemcellsin

Providence,RhodeIsland,andwasmeanttoflytoWashingtonthenbacktoLondon.ButwhenI

arrivedatthecheck-indeskatProvidence,theladyonthedesksaid:"Well,I'mreallysorry,I'vegot

somebadnewsforyou-therearenofightsfromWashington?SoItookmyboxandputitonthedesk

andIsaid:"Inthisboxaresomestemcellsthatareurgentlyneededforapatient-please,please,

you'vegottogetmebacktotheUnitedKingdom/7Shejustdroppedeverything.Shearrangedfora

flightonasmallplanetobeheldformere-routed（改道）methroughNewarkandgotmebackto

theUKevenearlierthanoriginallyscheduled.

Forthiscourierjob,you'reconsciouslyawarethanthatboxyou'regotsomethingthatispotentially

goingtosavesomebody'slife.

29.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“courier“inParagraph!?

AproviderBdeliveryman

CcollectorDmedicaldoctor

3O.WhydoesPeterhavetocompletehistripwithin42hours?

A.Hecannotstayawayfromhisjobtoolong.

B.Thedonorcanonlywaitforthatlong.

C.Theoperationneedsthatverymuch.

D.Theicewon'tlastanylonger.

31.WhichflightdidthewomanputPeteronfirst?

A.ToLondonB.ToNewarkC.ToProvidenceD.ToWashington

4【2016•全国新课标I】D

Themeaningofsilencevariesamongculturalgroups.Silencesmaybethoughtful,ortheymaybeem

ptywhenapersonhasnothingtosay.Asilenceinaconversationmayalsoshowstubbornness,orwo

rry.Silencemaybeviewedbysomeculturalgroupsasextremelyuncomfortable;thereforeattempts

maybemadetofilleverygap（|wj

隙）withconversation.Personsinotherculturalgroupsvaluesilenceandviewitasnecessaryforunde

rstandinga

person'sneeds.

ManyNativeAmericansvaluesilenceandfeelitisabasicpartofcommunicatingamongpeople,ju

stassome

traditionalChineseandThaipersonsdo.Therefore,whenapersonfromoneoftheseculturesisspea

kingand

suddenlystops,whatmaybeimplied（暗示）isthatthepersonwantsthelistenertoconsiderwhathas

beensaidbeforecontinuing.Inthesecultures,silenceisacallforreflection.

Otherculturesmayusesilenceinotherways,particularlywhendealingwithconflictsamong

peopleorinrelationshipsofpeoplewithdifferentamountsofpower.Forexample,Russian,French,

andSpanishpersonsmayusesilencetoshowagreementbetweenpartiesaboutthetopicunder

discussion.However,Mexicansmayusesilencewheninstructionsaregivenbyapersoninauthority

ratherthanberudetothatpersonbyarguingwithhimorher.Instillanotheruse,personsinAsian

culturesmayviewsilenceasasignofrespect,particularlytoanelderorapersoninauthority.

Nursesandothercare-giversneedtobeawareofthepossiblemeaningsofsilencewhenthey

comeacrossthepersonalanxietytheirpatientsmaybeexperiencing.Nursesshouldrecognizetheir

ownpersonalandculturalconstructionofsilencesothatapatient'ssilenceisnotinterruptedtoo

earlyorallowedtogoonunnecessarily.Anursewhounderstandsthehealing（治愈）valueofsilence

canusethisunderstandingtoassistinthecareofpatientsfromtheirownandfromothercultures.

32.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutsilenceinconversations?

A.Itimpliesanger.

B.Itpromotesfriendship.

C.Itisculture-specific.

D.Itiscontent-based.

33.Whichofthefollowingpeoplemightregardsilenceasacallforcarefulthought?

A.TheChinese.

B.TheFrench.

C.TheMexicans.

D.TheRussians.

34.Whatdoestheauthoradvisenursestodoaboutsilence?

A.Letitcontinueasthepatientpleases.

B.Breakitwhiletreatingpatients.

C.Evaluateitsharmtopatients.

D.Makeuseofitshealingeffects.

35.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.SoundandSilence

B.WhatItMeanstoBeSilent

C.SilencetoNativeAmericans

D.SpeechIsSilver;SilenceIsGold

5.12016•全国新课标n】A

What'sOn?

ElectricUnderground

7.30pm—1.00amFreeattheCyclopsTheatre

Doyouknowwho'splayinginyourarea?We'rebringingyouaneveningofliverockandpopmusic

fromthebestlocalbands.Areyouinterestedinbecomingamusicianandgettingarecording

contract（合同）？Ifso,comeearlytothetalkat7.30pmbyJulesSkye,asuccessfulrecordproducer.

He'sgoingtotalkabouthowyoucanfindtherightpersontoproduceyoumusic.

GeeWhizz

8.30pm-10.30pmComedyatKaleidoscope

ComeandseeGeeWhizzperform.He'sthefunnieststand-upcomedianonthecomedyscene.This

joyfulshowwillpleaseeveryone,fromtheyoungesttotheoldest.GeeWhizzreallyknowshowto

makeyoulaugh!Ourbarisopenfrom7.00pmfordrinksandsnacks（快餐）.

Simon'sWorkshop

5.00pm-7.30pmWednesdaysatVictoriaStage

Thisisagoodchanceforanyonewhowantstolearnhowtodocomedy.Theworkshoplooksatevery

kindofcomedy,andpracticesmanydifferentwaysofmakingpeoplelaugh.Simonisacomedianand

actorwhohas10years'experienceofteachingcomedy.Hisworkshopsareexcitingandfun.An

eveningwithSimonwillgiveyoutheconfidencetobefunny.

CharlotteStone

8.00pm-11.00pmPizzaWorld

Finefoodwithbeautifuljazzmusic;thisisagreateveningout.CharlotteStonewillperformsongs

fromhernewbest-sellingCD,withJamesPickeringonthepiano.ThemenuisItalian,withexcellent

meatandfreshfish,pizzasandpasta（面食）.Bookearlytogetatable.Ourbarisopenallday,and

servescocktails,coffee,beer,andwhitewine.

1.Whocanhelpyouifyouwanttohaveyourmusicproduced?

A.JulesSkye.B.GeeWhizz.

C.CharlotteStone.D.JamesPickering.

2.Atwhichplacecanpeopleofdifferentagesenjoyagoodlaugh?

A.TheCyclopsTheatreB.Kaleidoscope

C.VictoriaStageD.PizzaWorld

3.WhatdoweknowaboutSimon'sWorkshop?

A.Itrequiresmembershipstatus.B.Illaststhreehourseachtime.

C.Itisrunbyacomedyclub.D.ItisheldeveryWednesday.

4.WhenwillCharlotteStoneperformhersongs?

A.5.00pm-7.30pm.B.7.30pm—1.00am.

C.8.00pm-11.00pm.D.8.30pm-10.30pm.

6.[2016•全国新课标IDB

Fiveyearsago,whenItaughtartataschoolinSeattle,IusedTinkertoysasatestatthe

beginningofatermtofindoutsomethingaboutmystudents.IputasmallsetofTinkertoysinfrontof

eachstudent,andsaid:"MakesomethingoutoftheTinkertoys.Youhave45minutestoday-and

45minuteseachdayfortherestoftheweek.”

Afewstudentshesitatedtostart.Theywaitedtoseetherestoftheclasswoulddo.Severalothers

checkedtheinstructionsandmadesomethingaccordingtooneofthemodelplansprovided.Another

groupbuiltsomethingoutoftheirownimaginations.

OnceIhadaboywhoworkedexperimentallywithTinkertoysinhisfreetime.Hisconstructions

filledashelfintheartclassroomandagoodpartofhisbedroomathome.Iwasdelightedatthe

presenceofsuchastudent.Herewasanexceptionallycreativemindatwork.Hispresencemeantthat

Ihadanunexpectedteachingassistantinclasswhosecreativitywouldinfect（感染）otherstudents.

Encouragingthiskindofthinkinghasadownside.Irantheriskoflosingthosestudentswhohad

adifferentstyleofthinking.Withoutfailonewoulddeclare,"ButI'mjustnotcreative/*

“Doyoudreamatnightwhenyou'reasleep?”

“Oh,sure.”

“Sotellmeoneofyourmostinterestingdreams.^^Thestudentwouldtellsomethingwildly

imaginative.Flyingintheskyorinatimemachineorgrowingthreeheads."That'sprettycreative.

Whodoesthatforyou?”

“Nobody.Idoit.”

uReally-atnight,whenyou'reasleep?”

“Sure.”

“Trydoingitinthedaytime,inclass,okay?^^

5.TheteacherusedTinkertoysinclassinorderto?

A.knowmoreaboutthestudentsB.makethelessonsmoreexciting

C.raisethestudents,interestinartD.teachthestudentsabouttoydesign

6.WhatdoweknowabouttheboymentionedinParagraph3?

A.Helikedtohelphisteacher.B.Hepreferredtostudyalone.

C.Hewasactiveinclass.D.Hewasimaginative.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“downside"inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Mistake.B.Drawback.

C.Difficulty.D.Burden.

8.Whydidtheteacheraskthestudentstotalkabouttheirdreams?

A.Tohelpthemtoseetheircreativity.B.Tofindoutabouttheirsleepinghabits.

C.Tohelpthemtoimprovetheirmemory.D.Tofindoutabouttheirwaysofthinking.

7.12016•全国新课标II】C

Readingcanbeasocialactivity.Thinkofthepeoplewhobelongtobookgroups.Theychoose

bookstoreadandthenmeettodiscussthem.Now,thewebsiteBookCturnsthepageon

thetraditionalideaofabookgroup.

Membersgoonthesiteandregisterthebookstheyownandwouldliketoshare.BookCrossing

providesanidentificationnumbertostickinsidethebook.Thenthepersonleavesitinapublicplace,

hopingthatthebookwillhaveanadventure,travelingfarandwidewitheachnewreaderwhofindsit.

BrucePederson,themanagingdirectorofBookCrossing,says,“Thetwothingsthatchangeyour

lifearethepeopleyoumeetandbooksyouread.BookCrossingcombinesboth.^^

Membersleavebooksonparkbenchesandbuses,intrainstationsandcoffeeshops.Whoever

findstheirbookwillgotothesiteandrecordwheretheyfoundit.

Peoplewhofindabookcanalsoleaveajournalentrydescribingwhattheythoughtofit.E-mails

arethensenttotheBookCrossingtokeepthemupdatedaboutwheretheirbookshavebeenfound.

Brucepetersonsaystheideaisforpeoplenottobeselfishbykeepingabooktogatherdustonashelf

athome.

BookCrossingispartofatrendamongpeoplewhowanttogetbacktothe“real"andnotthe

virtual（虚拟）.Thesitenowhasmorethanonemillionmembersinmorethanonehundredthirty-five

countries.

9.Whydoestheauthormentionbookgroupsinthefirstparagraph?

A.Toexplainwhattheyare.

B.TointroduceBookCrossing.

C.Tostresstheimportanceofreading.

D.Toencouragereaderstosharetheirideas.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“il”inParagraph2referto?

A.Thebook.B.Anadventure.

C.Apublicplace.D.Theidentificationnumber.

11.WhatwillaBookCrosserdowithabookafterreadingit?

A.Meetotherreaderstodiscussit.B.Keepitsafeinhisbookcase.

C.Passitontoanotherreader.D.Mailitbacktoitsowner.

12.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.OnlineReading:AVirtualTourB.ElectronicBooks:AnewTrend

C.ABookGroupBringsTraditionBackD.AWebsiteLinksPeoplethroughBooks

8.[2016•全国新课标II]D

AnewcollectionofphotosbringsanunsuccessfulAntarcticvoyagebacktolife.

FrankHurley'spictureswouldbeoutstanding--undoubtedlyfirst-ratephoto-journalism—ifthey

hadbeenmadelastweek.Infact,theywereshotfrom1914through1916,mostofthemaftera

disastrousshipwreck（海滩），byacameramanwhohadnoreasonableexpectationofsurvival.Many

oftheimageswerestoredinanicechest,underfreezingwater,inthedamagedwoodenship.

TheshipwastheEndurance,asmall,tight,Norwegian-builtthree-masterthatwasintendedto

takeSirErnestShackletonandasmallcrewofseamenandscientists,27meninall,tothe

southernmostshoreofAntarctica'sWeddellSea.FromthatpointShackletonwantedtoforcea

passagebydogsled（雪橇）acrossthecontinent.Thejourneywasintendedtoachievemorethan

whatCaptainRobertFalconScotthaddone.CaptainScotthadreachedtheSouthPoleearlyin1912

buthaddiedwithhisfourcompanionsonthemarchback.

AswriterCarolineAlexandermakesclearinherforcefulandwell-researchedstoryTheEndurance,

adventuringwaseventhenathoroughlycommercialeffort.Scott'slastjourney,completedasbelay

inatentdyingofcoldandhunger;caughttheworld'simagination,andafilmmadeinhishonordrew

crowds.Shackleton,aonetimeBritishmerchant-navyofficerwhohadgottowithin100milesofthe

SouthPolein1908,startedabusinessbeforehis1914voyagetomakemoneyfrommovieandstill

photography.FrankHurley,aconfidentandgiftedAustralianphotographerwhoknewtheAntarctic,

washiredtomaketheimages,mostofwhichhaveneverbeforebeenpublished.

13.WhatdoweknowaboutthephotostakenbyHurley?

A.Theyweremadelastweek

B.Theyshowedunderseasceneries

C.Theywerefoundbyacameraman

D.Theyrecordedadisastrousadventure

14.WhoreachedtheSouthPolefirstaccordingtothetext?

A.FrankHurleyB.ErnestShackleton

C.RobertFalconScottD.CarolineAlexander

15.WhatdoesAlexanderthinkwasthepurposeofthe1914voyage?

A.ArtisticcreationB.Scientificresearch

C.MoneymakingD.Treasurehunting

9.[2016•全国新课标III】A

Music

OperaatMusicHall:1243日mStreet.TheseasonrunsJunethroughAugust,withadditional

performancesinMarchandSeptember.TheOperahonorsEnjoytheArtsmembershipdiscounts.

Phone:241-2742.:〃www.c/.

ChamberOrchestra:TheOrchestraplaysatMemorialHallat1406ElmStreet,whichoffersseveral

concertsfromMarchthroughJune.Call723-1182formoreinformation.

http:〃.

SymphonyOrchestra:AtMusicHallandRiverbend.Forticketsales,call381-3300.Regularseason

runsSeptemberthroughMayatMusicHallinsummeratRiverbend.

http:〃www.svmphony.ora/home.asp.

CollegeConservatoryofMusic(CCM):Performancesareonthemaincampus(校园)oftheuniversity,

usuallyatPatriciaCobbettTheater.CCMorganizesavarietyofevents,includingperformancesbythe

well-knownLaSalleQuartet,CCM/sPhilharmonicOrchestra,andvariousgroupsofmusicians

presentingBaroquethroughmodernmusic.StudentswithI.D.cardscanattendtheeventsforfree.A

freescheduleofeventsforeachtermisavailablebycallingtheboxofficeat556-4183.

力ttp:〃www.ccm.uc.edu/events/calendar.

RiverbendMusicTheater:6295KelloggAve.Largeoutdoortheaterwiththeclosestseatsunder

cover(pricedifference).Bignameshowsallsummerlong!Phone:232-6220.

http:〃.

l.Whichnumbershouldyoucallifyouwanttoseeanopera?

A.241-2742.B.723-1182.

C.381-3300.D.232-6220.

2.WhencanyougotoaconcertbyChamberOrchestra?

A.February.B.May.C.August.D.November.

3.WherecanstudentsgoforfreeperformanceswiththeirI.D.cards?

A.MusicHall.B.MemorialHall.

C.PatriciaCobbettTheater.D.RiverbendMusicTheater.

4.HowisRiverbendMusicTheaterdifferentfromtheotherplaces?

A.Ithasseatsintheopenair.

B.Itgivesshowsallyearround.

C.Itoffersmembershipdiscounts.

D.Itpresentsfamousmusicalworks.

10.[2016•全国新课标III]B

OnoneofhertripstoNewYorkseveralyearsago,EudoraWeltydecidedtotakeacoupleofNew

Yorkfriendsouttodinner.TheysettledinatacomfortableEastSidecafeandwithinminutes,

anothercustomerwasapproachingtheirtable.

“Hey,aren'tyoufromMississippi?''theelegant,white-hairedwriterrememberedbeingaskedbythe

stranger.'TmfromMississippitoo."

Withoutasecondthought,thewomanjoinedtheWeltyparty.Whenherdinnerpartnershowedup,

shealsopulledupachair.

“TheybegantellingmeallthenewsofMississippi/Weltysaid.zzldidn'tknowwhatmyNewYork

friendswerethinking//

TaxisonarainyNewYorknightarerarerthansunshine.Bythetimethegroupgotuptoleave,itwas

pouringoutside.Welty'snewfriendsimmediatelysentawaitertofindacab.Headingback

downtowntowardherhotel,herbig-cityfriendswereamazedattheturnofeventsthathadchanged

theirBigAppledinnerintoaMississippi.

“Myfriendssaid:zNowwebelieveyourstories；”Weltyadded.Z/AndIsaid:'Nowyouknow.Theseare

thepeoplethatmakemewritethem.'"

Sittingonasofainherroom,Welty,aslimfigureinasimplegraydress,lookedpleasedwiththis

explanation.

"Idon'tmakethemup/shesaidofthecharactersinherfictiontheselast50orsoyears."\don't

haveto/

Beauticians,bartenders,pianoplayersandpeoplewithpurplehats,Welty'speoplecomefrom

afternoonsspentvisitingwitholdfriends,fromwalksthroughthestreetsofhernativeJackson,Miss.,

fromconversationsoverheardonabus.ItannoysWeltythat,at78,herleftearhasnowgivenout.

Sometimes,sittingonabusoratrain,shehearsonlyafragment（片段）ofaparticularlyinteresting

story.

5.WhathappenedwhenWeltywaswithherfriendsatthecafe?

A.Twostrangersjoinedher.

B.Herchildhoodfriendscamein.

C.Aheavyrainruinedthedinner.

D.Somepeopleheldapartythere.

G.Theunderlinedword"them"inParagraph6referstoWelty/s.

A.readersB.partiesC.friendsD.stories

7.WhatcanwelearnaboutthecharactersinWelty'sfiction?

A.Theyliveinbigcities.

B.Theyaremostlywomen.

C.Theycomefromreallife.

D.Theyarepleasureseekers.

11.[2016•全国新课标III]C

Ifyouareafruitgrower—orwouldliketobecomeone—takeadvantageofAppleDaytoseewhat's

around.

It'scalledAppleDaybutinpracticeit'smorelikeAppleMonth.ThedayitselfisonOctober21,but

sinceithas

caughton,eventsnowspreadoutovermostofOctoberaroundBritain.

Visitinganappleeventisagoodchancetosee,andoftentaste,awidevarietyofapples.Topeople

whoareusedtothelimitedchoiceofapplessuchasGoldenDeliciousandRoyalGalain

supermarkets,itcanbequiteaneyeopenertoseetherangeofclassicalapplesstillinexistence,such

asDeciowhichwasgrownbytheRomans.Althoughitdoesn'ttasteofanythingspecial,it'sstill

worthatry,asistheknobbly（多疙瘩的）Cat'sHeadwhichismoreofacuriositythananythingelse.

Therearealsovarietiesdevelopedtosuitspecificlocalconditions.Oneoftheverybestvarieties

foreatingqualityisOrleansReinette,butyou'llneedawarm,shelteredplacewithperfectsoilto

growit,soit'sapipedreamformostappleloverswhofallforit.

Attheevents,youcanmeetexpertgrowersanddiscusswhichoneswillbestsuityourconditions,

andbecausethesearefamilyaffairs,childrenarewellcateredforwithapple-themedfunandgames.

AppleDaysarebeingheldatallsortsofplaceswithaninterestinfruit,includingstatelygardens

andcommercialorchards（果园）.Ifyouwanttohavearealorchardexperience,tryvisitingthe

NationalFruitCollectionatBrogdale,nearFavershaminKent.

8.Whatcanpeopledoattheappleevents?

A.Attendexperts'lectures.B.Visitfruit-lovingfamilies.

C.Plantfruittreesinanorchard.D.Tastemanykindsofapples.

9.WhatcanwelearnaboutDecio?

A.Itisanewvariety.B.Ithasastrangelook.

C.Itisrarelyseennow.D.Ithasaspecialtaste.

lO.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase〃apipedream“inParagraph3mean?

A.Apracticalidea.B.Avainhope.

C.Abrilliantplan.D.Aselfishdesire.

ll.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Toshowhowtogrowapples.

B.Tointroduceanapplefestival.

C.Tohelppeopleselectapples.

D.Topromoteappleresearch.

12.[2016•全国新课标III]D

Badnewssells.Ifitbleeds,itleads.Nonewsisgoodnews,andgoodnewsisnonews.Thosearethe

classicrulesfortheeveningbroadcastsandthemorningpapers.Butnowthatinformationisbeing

spreadandmonitored（监控）indifferentways,researchersarediscoveringnewrules.Bytracking

people'se-mailsandonlineposts,scientistshavefoundthatgoodnewscanspreadfasterandfarther

thandisastersandsobstories.

"The'ifitbleeds'ruleworksformassmedia/saysJonahBerger,ascholarattheUniversityof

Pennsylvania.Z/Theywantyoureyeballsanddon'tcarehowyou'refeeling.Butwhenyousharea

storywithyourfriends,youcarealotmorehowtheyreact.Youdon'twantthemtothinkofyouasa

DebbieDowner."

Researchersanalyzingword-of-mouthcommunication-e-mails,Webpostsandreviews,

face-to-faceconversations-foundthatittendedtobemorepositivethannegative。肖极的），butthat

didn'tnecessarilymeanpeoplepreferredpositivenews.Waspositivenewssharedmoreoftensimply

becausepeopleexperiencedmoregoodthingsthanbadthings?Totestforthatpossibility,Dr.Berger

lookedathowpeoplespreadaparticularsetofnewsstories:thousandsofarticlesonTheNewYork

Times'website.HeandaPenncolleagueanalyzedthe"moste-mailed“listforsixmonths.Oneofhis

firstfindingswasthatarticlesinthesciencesectionweremuchmorelikelytomakethelistthan

non-sciencearticles.HefoundthatscienceamazedTimes'readersandmadethemwanttosharethis

positivefeelingwithothers.

Readersalsotendedtosharearticlesthatwereexcitingorfunny,orthatinspirednegativefeelings

likeangeroranxiety,butnotarticlesthatleftthemmerelysad.Theyneededtobearoused（激发）

onewayortheother;andtheypreferredgoodnewstobad.Themorepositiveanarticle,themore

likelyitwastobeshared,asDr.Berg