命題特點
高考英語閱讀理解題型的分值要占高考英語總分的40/150，是所有題型中占分比例的一道題。閱讀理解能否得高分，是成績好壞的關(guān)鍵。閱讀理解題的考查主要是從兩個方面測試考生的理解能力。
1. 客觀理解：即對所給材料中具體事實和細(xì)節(jié)的理解。
2. 主觀理解：即通過閱讀短文，對文中主旨、主題、中心思想和作者意圖、態(tài)度及語篇邏輯關(guān)系等深層意義上的理解，并據(jù)此進行推理和判斷。
錯題攻略
易錯題型一 歸納概括主題
典例1 （2007年廣東卷）Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?
A. How to Live Truthfully
B. Importance of Peacefulness
C. Ways of Gaining Self-respect
D. Happiness through Honorable Actions
【命題意圖】 歸納概括中心主旨的題目是高考必考題目，考查考生通過理解、總結(jié)、歸納，找出文章中心意思的能力。
【解題思路】 正確答案為D。做這類試題要求考生不僅要區(qū)分主要信息和次要信息，跳出一詞一句，俯瞰全文，找出主題句（一般來說在文章的句首與句尾），而且要善于概括文章的中心思想（通常是一個完整的句子，能全面準(zhǔn)確地概括文章的中心主旨）。通常題目可以是一個短語詞組，它不僅能概括文章的中心主旨，還有吸引讀者、引發(fā)閱讀興趣的任務(wù)。
【失分警示】 解答此類閱讀理解題時，考生一定要注意運用找主題句的閱讀方法，留意文章句首和句尾的主題句。如文章中沒有主題句，則要把所有的細(xì)節(jié)綜合起來，進行邏輯推理，概括歸納出文章的中心大意。
易錯題型二 邏輯推理判斷
典例2 （2007年浙江卷）What do we learn from this text?
A. What ones says reflects how one feels.
B. Aphasics have richer feelings than others.
C. Normal people often tell lies in their speeches.
D. People poor at one thing can be good at another.
【命題意圖】 考試說明中關(guān)于高考閱讀理解能力測試的第四點要求是：“能理解某句某段的意義，并能把握全篇文脈，即句與句、段與段的關(guān)系，并能據(jù)此進行推理和判斷?！?BR> 【解題思路】 正確答案為D。這類考題旨在測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，即根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋?？忌屑?xì)閱讀短文，了解完整的信息，才能準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點。
在進行推理、判斷時，考生一定要依據(jù)短文內(nèi)容或作者觀點，切忌主觀臆斷，切忌以自己的觀點看法取代作者的原意。
【失分警示】 解答此類閱讀理解題時，考生不僅要了解文章的大意，吃透文章的精神，摸清文中的細(xì)節(jié)，更要對文章進行必要的歸納，領(lǐng)會作者的意圖，并進行合理的常識性推斷及邏輯推理。
易錯題型三 領(lǐng)悟文章的隱含意義
典例3 （2007年浙江卷）From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _______.
A. excited B. interested
C. ashamed D. disappointed
【命題意圖】 考試說明中關(guān)于高考閱讀理解能力測試的第三點要求是：“既理解字面意思，也理解深層含義，包括作者的態(tài)度，意圖等?！?即作者沒有鮮明地表達自己的觀點，而將其隱含在字里行間，流露于修辭手法之中。
【解題思路】 正確答案為D。這類考題要求考生對于作者沒有明確說明的寫作目的、立場態(tài)度、思想傾向等作出合理的推斷。這種“言外之意，弦外之音”要求考生有“鑼鼓聽音”的敏銳感覺，合理推斷的思維品質(zhì)。
【失分警示】 解答此類閱讀理解題時，考生要透過文章字面意思領(lǐng)悟其隱含意義和深層意義，這就需要仔細(xì)地閱讀和認(rèn)真地思考，在通篇理解文章的基礎(chǔ)上領(lǐng)會作者的言外之意。
實戰(zhàn)演習(xí)
（定時：30mins，每小題2分，共40分，得分：_____分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出選項。
A
Lifeguard, sportscaster, movie star, governor, president——there wasn’t much Ronald Reagan didn’t do in life.
“The world was a vast opportunity for him,” Lou Cannon wrote in his biography（傳記） of the former US president, who died on June 5, aged 93.
Reagan’s final years saw him fight a losing battle against Alzheimer’s disease（老年癡呆癥）. But his positive attitude toward life has given hope to many people.
Born in 1911 to a poor family in a small town in Illinois, his father was a failed salesman who drank too much. It was in these difficult times, though, that Reagan developed the powerful optimism（樂觀） that would serve him so well. He always believed better times laying ahead, and this was reflected in his high school yearbook entry. “Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music,” he wrote.
As a teenager, Reagan spent summers working as a lifeguard at a local beach, saving 77 lives in seven years. He graduated from college in 1932 with a degree in economics and sociology. But America was still in the middle of the Great Depression, and jobs were hard to find. Reagan finally found work as a radio sports announcer and this road led him to Hollywood in 1937.
During the 20 year film career, he never became a leading star. As in his lifeguard days, Reagan loved to play the hero and only took the role of a bad guy once in more than 50 films.
A talented speaker who was always able to connect with his audience, Reagan became involved in politics in the 1950s. This popular touch led to him being elected the governor of California in 1967.
All the while Reagan was in California, he had his eye on the White House. In 1980, aged 69, he became the oldest man ever elected president.
He held office from 1981 to 1989, the first president to serve two complete terms after World War Ⅱ. When he left, aged 77, he held the highest popularity rate of any retiring president in US history.
He remained positive even when he discovered he had an illness that would destroy him. “I will leave with the greatest love for this country of ours and eternal（永恒的） optimism for its future,” he wrote.
1. Reagan can be best described as a man with ______.
A. firmness B. humour C. optimism D. talent
2. What didn’t Reagan do in his life time?
A. Playing the role of a bad guy.
B. Being a leading star of the film.
C. Saving people’s lives.
D. Working as a radio sports announcer.
3. Which is the correct order of events described in the passage?
a. Reagan fought a losing battle against Alzheimer’s disease.
b. Reagan became an actor.
c. Reagan worked as a lifeguard.
d. Reagan graduated from college.
e. Reagan was elected the governor of California.
A. a, c, d, e ,b B. e, c, d, b, a
C. b, a, c, d, e D. c, d, b, e, a
4. When the author of Reagan’s biography says “The world was a vast opportunity for him,” he really means that _______.
A. Reagan achieved much in his whole life
B. Reagan could have done much better
C. Reagan did much for America and the world
D. Reagan was a very lucky man
B
His feet had touched the ground again, but South African Mike Melvill’s head was still high above the clouds.
Seeing the earth from the edge of space was “an amazing experience”, said the 63-year-old pilot It was more than a personal experience. Melvill and his rocket plane Space Ship One made history last Monday when it became the first private manned flight to reach space.
The spacecraft was carried by a jet until it reached a height of 14kilometers. Then it separated from the jet and continued its journey beyond the earth’s atmosphere. The craft reached space by traveling at three times the speed of sound.
On board, Mevill was able to see the earth. He also became weightless for about 3 minutes when the craft reached its highest altitude of 100 kilometers. He even opened a bag of colorful chocolate sweets to see if they would float around in the cockpit（駕駛員座艙） —— they did.
The successful flight brought the design team, led by famous American designer Burt Rutan, closer to winning the US10 million Ansari X Prize. The award will be given to the first privately funded（投資） spacecraft to send three people 100 kilometers above the earth. The spacecraft also has to land safely and repeat the achievement within two weeks.
This is to prove that the craft is reliable and has the ability to carry paying customers. “The flight opens a new chapter in history, putting space within the reach of ordinary citizens,” said Patti Smith, head of commercial space transportation at the US Federal Aviation Administration.
It’s hoped that this flight is the first step toward space tourism. Members of the public could pay US$20,000-100,000 for the chance to fly high above the earth’s atmosphere, float in zero gravity and take in the sights of space.
Rutan thinks that affordable space flights will be possible within the next 10 to 15 years. And that’s just the beginning. “We are heading into orbit sooner than you think,” he said.
“We do not intend to stay in low-earth orbit for ages. The next 25 years will be a wild ride… one that history will note was done for the benefit of everyone.”
5. The story is about___________.
A. a successful flight into pace
B. the beginning of affordable space flights
C. competition for commercial space transportation
D. the first private rocket plane
6. According to Burt Rutan, what is likely to happen?
A. He’ll win the Ansari X Prize.
B. A space flight will cost much less than 100,000.
C. In a few decades, private space craft will travel high in space.
D. The Space Ship One will make another flight within two weeks.
7. The fact that chocolate sweets could float proves ____.
A. the spacecraft was flying faster than sound
B. Mevill was in space
C. Mevill was high above the earth
D. there was a strong wind
8. The title of this passage is _________.
A. Walk in space
B. The first private manned spaceship reached space successfully
C. The first spaceship
D. A manned spaceship reached space successfully
C
An American researcher has developed a simple device to help people stop snoring. The device limits the movements of the tissues（組織） that cause the unpopular sound. Snoring is a common problem. It may prevent a person from getting enough sleep. It may also prevent enough oxygen from reaching heart and lungs during sleep. But for most people, snoring affects relations with another person who must sleep in the back room.
Snoring happens when the sleeping person breathes with the mouth open. In the back of the mouth the tissues surrounding the entrance of the throat are soft. As the person breathes, the movement of the air around the soft tissues causes them to move or vibrate. This tissue movement causes the sound we call snoring. A number of possible solutions have been proposed. Some devices keep the mouth shut. They force the patient to breathe only through the nose. A medical operation is also possible. Other devices catch the sound of snoring and then wake the patient. The new anti-snoring device was developed by a dentist, George Wagner of the Indian University School of Dentistry. He developed a piece of plastic that fits up against the inside of the mouth. The device keeps the soft tissues from vibrating and making the snoring noise. It is worn only at night. Doctor Wagner said that the simple device has ended several patients’ snoring problem in a simple way.
9. The underlined word“snoring”（in paragraph 1） probably means ____.
A. speaking while one sleeps
B. dreaming while on sleeps
C. noises made while on sleeps
D. sighs given while one sleeps
10. Snoring happens ____.
A. when dreaming at night ,even during the day
B. when breathing with one’s mouth closed
C. when sleeping with one’s mouth open
D. when being poor in health
11. From the passage we know that the simplest and more efficient way to prevent a person from snoring is ____.
A. to keep the soft tissues from vibrating
B. to give the patient a medical operation
C. to wake him/her up as soon as he/she snores
D. to make him/her listen to the sound of snoring
D
Vienna——In spite of Iraq’s decision to stop oil deliveries, the 11- nation Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries（OPEC）will not increase production to make up the shortfall, ministers decided Tuesday in Vienna.
The 11 oil ministers decided to meet again on July 3 to discuss the effects of the Iraq temporary stop. The organization’s president, Charkid Kheria of Algeria, said after the meeting that stocks were high and prices were stable, so quota increases were not necessary.
The E.U. Commission has expressed concern about Iraq’s output stop. A speaker said OPEC had to take all possible measures to keep or lower the oil price.
Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Ali Al-Nuaimi had earlier said there would not be any shortfall of oil in the market. The organization had already taken steps to fill the gap, he said. OPEC Secretary General Ali Rodriguez added that the period of Iraq’s output stop was not known, so other exporters were not going to lift quotas yet. If the market was destabilized（使……動搖）, a suitable response could be made.
Iraq on Monday stopped shipments of crude oil to protest against the U.N. Security Council’s decision to extend the oil-for-food programme by only a month, instead of the normal six-month renewal. Just before the Vienna meeting, oil prices had gone up, with a barrel of OPEC crude oil selling for 27.05 dollars, up from 26.81 dollars last Friday. North sea oil was at 29.26 dollars Monday evening.
OPEC wants the oil price to stay within a margin of 22 to 28 dollars and achieved that with cuts in January and March that reduced 2.5 million barrels per day off quotas（配額）.
12. Iraq made the decision to stop oil deliveries because ___________.
A. oil price is too low in international market.
B. The U.N. Secretary Council has decided to shorten the time of extension of the oil-for-food programme
C. Many oil wells were destroyed during the war in the late 1980s
D. It couldn’t get enough money to develop its economy
13. The attitude the E.U. Commission took towards Iraq’s output stop is ________.
A. active B. concerned
C. cold D. surprised
14. The underlined words“The organization”here refers to ________.
A. OPEC B. the E.U. Commission
C. Vienna D. WTO
15. The main idea of the passage is ________.
A. the oil prices in the world were stable though Iraq has stopped oil deliveries
B. OPEC has controlled the oil price to stay within a margin of 22 to 28 dollars
C. OPEC will not increase oil production to make up the shortfall that caused by Iraq
D. Oil is connected with people’s daily life
16. The 11 oil ministers decided to meet on July 3 so that _________.
A. they can persuade Iraq to continue oil production
B. they can have a talk with the U.N. Security Council
C. they can have a discussion about the effects of Iraq’s temporary output stop
D. they can make up their minds to increase oil production
E
The best advice young men and women can hear these days is not “Get Rich”. It’s “Go West”.
Those who hope to make their fortunes or, at the very least, find good jobs or life long careers have a better chance of doing so in China’s western provinces than in the increasingly crowded eastern cities. Along the eastern coast, cities are filled with newcomers looking for work. They seek anything from the lowest-level unskilled jobs to the instant-millionaire Internet chance of lifetime. Few have found the latter, and few ever will.
Some 160 years ago, young men and women streamed into New York, Philadelphia, Boston——the United States’ equivalent of China’s Shanghai, Guangzhou and Beijing. All of these young people were searching for work, for riches; for fame. Few found any of that. The rest joined the masses working hard at low-level jobs trying to support themselves and their families.
Horace Greeley, a well-known American newspaper editor of the period had sound advice for those seeking work. “Do not,” Greeley said, “l(fā)ounge （to stand or sit in a lazy manner） in the cities! There is room and health in the country, away from the crowds of idles （people who waste time doing nothing） and imbeciles （a person of weak mind）. Go West …”
In the mid-19th century, when Greeley issued his call to go west, America was about to develop its western regions——much as China is today. Out west, the unemployed could find jobs.
What was needed then in the America West is what is needed now in China’s western regions; men and women with determination to make something of themselves, men and women with skills in any developing nation must have to survive and prosper.
It has nothing to do with the Internet. It has nothing to do with becoming a movie star, pop music idol, or a Bill Gates clone. It has everything to do with reality.
17. Why does the author think“Go West” is the best advice for young people in China?
A. If they go west, they are sure to get rich.
B. China’s west is richer than its east.
C. Eastern cities are too crowded to live in.
D. There are more chances of success there than in the east.
18. The author mentions young America of the 19th century because
A. he wants young Chinese to learn from them
B. he tries to show how they succeeded in the eastern cities
C. they were poor examples for today’s young Chinese to follow
D. most of them preferred to work in the west
19. The underlined word “sound” in the 4th paragraph means
A. what may be heard
B. seem when heard
C. produce a sound
D. based on truth or good judgment
20. What is needed in China’s west now according to the writer?
A. The Internet. B. Movie stars.
C. People with skills. D. Pop music idols.
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高考英語閱讀理解題型的分值要占高考英語總分的40/150，是所有題型中占分比例的一道題。閱讀理解能否得高分，是成績好壞的關(guān)鍵。閱讀理解題的考查主要是從兩個方面測試考生的理解能力。
1. 客觀理解：即對所給材料中具體事實和細(xì)節(jié)的理解。
2. 主觀理解：即通過閱讀短文，對文中主旨、主題、中心思想和作者意圖、態(tài)度及語篇邏輯關(guān)系等深層意義上的理解，并據(jù)此進行推理和判斷。
錯題攻略
易錯題型一 歸納概括主題
典例1 （2007年廣東卷）Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?
A. How to Live Truthfully
B. Importance of Peacefulness
C. Ways of Gaining Self-respect
D. Happiness through Honorable Actions
【命題意圖】 歸納概括中心主旨的題目是高考必考題目，考查考生通過理解、總結(jié)、歸納，找出文章中心意思的能力。
【解題思路】 正確答案為D。做這類試題要求考生不僅要區(qū)分主要信息和次要信息，跳出一詞一句，俯瞰全文，找出主題句（一般來說在文章的句首與句尾），而且要善于概括文章的中心思想（通常是一個完整的句子，能全面準(zhǔn)確地概括文章的中心主旨）。通常題目可以是一個短語詞組，它不僅能概括文章的中心主旨，還有吸引讀者、引發(fā)閱讀興趣的任務(wù)。
【失分警示】 解答此類閱讀理解題時，考生一定要注意運用找主題句的閱讀方法，留意文章句首和句尾的主題句。如文章中沒有主題句，則要把所有的細(xì)節(jié)綜合起來，進行邏輯推理，概括歸納出文章的中心大意。
易錯題型二 邏輯推理判斷
典例2 （2007年浙江卷）What do we learn from this text?
A. What ones says reflects how one feels.
B. Aphasics have richer feelings than others.
C. Normal people often tell lies in their speeches.
D. People poor at one thing can be good at another.
【命題意圖】 考試說明中關(guān)于高考閱讀理解能力測試的第四點要求是：“能理解某句某段的意義，并能把握全篇文脈，即句與句、段與段的關(guān)系，并能據(jù)此進行推理和判斷?！?BR> 【解題思路】 正確答案為D。這類考題旨在測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，即根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋?？忌屑?xì)閱讀短文，了解完整的信息，才能準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點。
在進行推理、判斷時，考生一定要依據(jù)短文內(nèi)容或作者觀點，切忌主觀臆斷，切忌以自己的觀點看法取代作者的原意。
【失分警示】 解答此類閱讀理解題時，考生不僅要了解文章的大意，吃透文章的精神，摸清文中的細(xì)節(jié)，更要對文章進行必要的歸納，領(lǐng)會作者的意圖，并進行合理的常識性推斷及邏輯推理。
易錯題型三 領(lǐng)悟文章的隱含意義
典例3 （2007年浙江卷）From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _______.
A. excited B. interested
C. ashamed D. disappointed
【命題意圖】 考試說明中關(guān)于高考閱讀理解能力測試的第三點要求是：“既理解字面意思，也理解深層含義，包括作者的態(tài)度，意圖等?！?即作者沒有鮮明地表達自己的觀點，而將其隱含在字里行間，流露于修辭手法之中。
【解題思路】 正確答案為D。這類考題要求考生對于作者沒有明確說明的寫作目的、立場態(tài)度、思想傾向等作出合理的推斷。這種“言外之意，弦外之音”要求考生有“鑼鼓聽音”的敏銳感覺，合理推斷的思維品質(zhì)。
【失分警示】 解答此類閱讀理解題時，考生要透過文章字面意思領(lǐng)悟其隱含意義和深層意義，這就需要仔細(xì)地閱讀和認(rèn)真地思考，在通篇理解文章的基礎(chǔ)上領(lǐng)會作者的言外之意。
實戰(zhàn)演習(xí)
（定時：30mins，每小題2分，共40分，得分：_____分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出選項。
A
Lifeguard, sportscaster, movie star, governor, president——there wasn’t much Ronald Reagan didn’t do in life.
“The world was a vast opportunity for him,” Lou Cannon wrote in his biography（傳記） of the former US president, who died on June 5, aged 93.
Reagan’s final years saw him fight a losing battle against Alzheimer’s disease（老年癡呆癥）. But his positive attitude toward life has given hope to many people.
Born in 1911 to a poor family in a small town in Illinois, his father was a failed salesman who drank too much. It was in these difficult times, though, that Reagan developed the powerful optimism（樂觀） that would serve him so well. He always believed better times laying ahead, and this was reflected in his high school yearbook entry. “Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music,” he wrote.
As a teenager, Reagan spent summers working as a lifeguard at a local beach, saving 77 lives in seven years. He graduated from college in 1932 with a degree in economics and sociology. But America was still in the middle of the Great Depression, and jobs were hard to find. Reagan finally found work as a radio sports announcer and this road led him to Hollywood in 1937.
During the 20 year film career, he never became a leading star. As in his lifeguard days, Reagan loved to play the hero and only took the role of a bad guy once in more than 50 films.
A talented speaker who was always able to connect with his audience, Reagan became involved in politics in the 1950s. This popular touch led to him being elected the governor of California in 1967.
All the while Reagan was in California, he had his eye on the White House. In 1980, aged 69, he became the oldest man ever elected president.
He held office from 1981 to 1989, the first president to serve two complete terms after World War Ⅱ. When he left, aged 77, he held the highest popularity rate of any retiring president in US history.
He remained positive even when he discovered he had an illness that would destroy him. “I will leave with the greatest love for this country of ours and eternal（永恒的） optimism for its future,” he wrote.
1. Reagan can be best described as a man with ______.
A. firmness B. humour C. optimism D. talent
2. What didn’t Reagan do in his life time?
A. Playing the role of a bad guy.
B. Being a leading star of the film.
C. Saving people’s lives.
D. Working as a radio sports announcer.
3. Which is the correct order of events described in the passage?
a. Reagan fought a losing battle against Alzheimer’s disease.
b. Reagan became an actor.
c. Reagan worked as a lifeguard.
d. Reagan graduated from college.
e. Reagan was elected the governor of California.
A. a, c, d, e ,b B. e, c, d, b, a
C. b, a, c, d, e D. c, d, b, e, a
4. When the author of Reagan’s biography says “The world was a vast opportunity for him,” he really means that _______.
A. Reagan achieved much in his whole life
B. Reagan could have done much better
C. Reagan did much for America and the world
D. Reagan was a very lucky man
B
His feet had touched the ground again, but South African Mike Melvill’s head was still high above the clouds.
Seeing the earth from the edge of space was “an amazing experience”, said the 63-year-old pilot It was more than a personal experience. Melvill and his rocket plane Space Ship One made history last Monday when it became the first private manned flight to reach space.
The spacecraft was carried by a jet until it reached a height of 14kilometers. Then it separated from the jet and continued its journey beyond the earth’s atmosphere. The craft reached space by traveling at three times the speed of sound.
On board, Mevill was able to see the earth. He also became weightless for about 3 minutes when the craft reached its highest altitude of 100 kilometers. He even opened a bag of colorful chocolate sweets to see if they would float around in the cockpit（駕駛員座艙） —— they did.
The successful flight brought the design team, led by famous American designer Burt Rutan, closer to winning the US10 million Ansari X Prize. The award will be given to the first privately funded（投資） spacecraft to send three people 100 kilometers above the earth. The spacecraft also has to land safely and repeat the achievement within two weeks.
This is to prove that the craft is reliable and has the ability to carry paying customers. “The flight opens a new chapter in history, putting space within the reach of ordinary citizens,” said Patti Smith, head of commercial space transportation at the US Federal Aviation Administration.
It’s hoped that this flight is the first step toward space tourism. Members of the public could pay US$20,000-100,000 for the chance to fly high above the earth’s atmosphere, float in zero gravity and take in the sights of space.
Rutan thinks that affordable space flights will be possible within the next 10 to 15 years. And that’s just the beginning. “We are heading into orbit sooner than you think,” he said.
“We do not intend to stay in low-earth orbit for ages. The next 25 years will be a wild ride… one that history will note was done for the benefit of everyone.”
5. The story is about___________.
A. a successful flight into pace
B. the beginning of affordable space flights
C. competition for commercial space transportation
D. the first private rocket plane
6. According to Burt Rutan, what is likely to happen?
A. He’ll win the Ansari X Prize.
B. A space flight will cost much less than 100,000.
C. In a few decades, private space craft will travel high in space.
D. The Space Ship One will make another flight within two weeks.
7. The fact that chocolate sweets could float proves ____.
A. the spacecraft was flying faster than sound
B. Mevill was in space
C. Mevill was high above the earth
D. there was a strong wind
8. The title of this passage is _________.
A. Walk in space
B. The first private manned spaceship reached space successfully
C. The first spaceship
D. A manned spaceship reached space successfully
C
An American researcher has developed a simple device to help people stop snoring. The device limits the movements of the tissues（組織） that cause the unpopular sound. Snoring is a common problem. It may prevent a person from getting enough sleep. It may also prevent enough oxygen from reaching heart and lungs during sleep. But for most people, snoring affects relations with another person who must sleep in the back room.
Snoring happens when the sleeping person breathes with the mouth open. In the back of the mouth the tissues surrounding the entrance of the throat are soft. As the person breathes, the movement of the air around the soft tissues causes them to move or vibrate. This tissue movement causes the sound we call snoring. A number of possible solutions have been proposed. Some devices keep the mouth shut. They force the patient to breathe only through the nose. A medical operation is also possible. Other devices catch the sound of snoring and then wake the patient. The new anti-snoring device was developed by a dentist, George Wagner of the Indian University School of Dentistry. He developed a piece of plastic that fits up against the inside of the mouth. The device keeps the soft tissues from vibrating and making the snoring noise. It is worn only at night. Doctor Wagner said that the simple device has ended several patients’ snoring problem in a simple way.
9. The underlined word“snoring”（in paragraph 1） probably means ____.
A. speaking while one sleeps
B. dreaming while on sleeps
C. noises made while on sleeps
D. sighs given while one sleeps
10. Snoring happens ____.
A. when dreaming at night ,even during the day
B. when breathing with one’s mouth closed
C. when sleeping with one’s mouth open
D. when being poor in health
11. From the passage we know that the simplest and more efficient way to prevent a person from snoring is ____.
A. to keep the soft tissues from vibrating
B. to give the patient a medical operation
C. to wake him/her up as soon as he/she snores
D. to make him/her listen to the sound of snoring
D
Vienna——In spite of Iraq’s decision to stop oil deliveries, the 11- nation Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries（OPEC）will not increase production to make up the shortfall, ministers decided Tuesday in Vienna.
The 11 oil ministers decided to meet again on July 3 to discuss the effects of the Iraq temporary stop. The organization’s president, Charkid Kheria of Algeria, said after the meeting that stocks were high and prices were stable, so quota increases were not necessary.
The E.U. Commission has expressed concern about Iraq’s output stop. A speaker said OPEC had to take all possible measures to keep or lower the oil price.
Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Ali Al-Nuaimi had earlier said there would not be any shortfall of oil in the market. The organization had already taken steps to fill the gap, he said. OPEC Secretary General Ali Rodriguez added that the period of Iraq’s output stop was not known, so other exporters were not going to lift quotas yet. If the market was destabilized（使……動搖）, a suitable response could be made.
Iraq on Monday stopped shipments of crude oil to protest against the U.N. Security Council’s decision to extend the oil-for-food programme by only a month, instead of the normal six-month renewal. Just before the Vienna meeting, oil prices had gone up, with a barrel of OPEC crude oil selling for 27.05 dollars, up from 26.81 dollars last Friday. North sea oil was at 29.26 dollars Monday evening.
OPEC wants the oil price to stay within a margin of 22 to 28 dollars and achieved that with cuts in January and March that reduced 2.5 million barrels per day off quotas（配額）.
12. Iraq made the decision to stop oil deliveries because ___________.
A. oil price is too low in international market.
B. The U.N. Secretary Council has decided to shorten the time of extension of the oil-for-food programme
C. Many oil wells were destroyed during the war in the late 1980s
D. It couldn’t get enough money to develop its economy
13. The attitude the E.U. Commission took towards Iraq’s output stop is ________.
A. active B. concerned
C. cold D. surprised
14. The underlined words“The organization”here refers to ________.
A. OPEC B. the E.U. Commission
C. Vienna D. WTO
15. The main idea of the passage is ________.
A. the oil prices in the world were stable though Iraq has stopped oil deliveries
B. OPEC has controlled the oil price to stay within a margin of 22 to 28 dollars
C. OPEC will not increase oil production to make up the shortfall that caused by Iraq
D. Oil is connected with people’s daily life
16. The 11 oil ministers decided to meet on July 3 so that _________.
A. they can persuade Iraq to continue oil production
B. they can have a talk with the U.N. Security Council
C. they can have a discussion about the effects of Iraq’s temporary output stop
D. they can make up their minds to increase oil production
E
The best advice young men and women can hear these days is not “Get Rich”. It’s “Go West”.
Those who hope to make their fortunes or, at the very least, find good jobs or life long careers have a better chance of doing so in China’s western provinces than in the increasingly crowded eastern cities. Along the eastern coast, cities are filled with newcomers looking for work. They seek anything from the lowest-level unskilled jobs to the instant-millionaire Internet chance of lifetime. Few have found the latter, and few ever will.
Some 160 years ago, young men and women streamed into New York, Philadelphia, Boston——the United States’ equivalent of China’s Shanghai, Guangzhou and Beijing. All of these young people were searching for work, for riches; for fame. Few found any of that. The rest joined the masses working hard at low-level jobs trying to support themselves and their families.
Horace Greeley, a well-known American newspaper editor of the period had sound advice for those seeking work. “Do not,” Greeley said, “l(fā)ounge （to stand or sit in a lazy manner） in the cities! There is room and health in the country, away from the crowds of idles （people who waste time doing nothing） and imbeciles （a person of weak mind）. Go West …”
In the mid-19th century, when Greeley issued his call to go west, America was about to develop its western regions——much as China is today. Out west, the unemployed could find jobs.
What was needed then in the America West is what is needed now in China’s western regions; men and women with determination to make something of themselves, men and women with skills in any developing nation must have to survive and prosper.
It has nothing to do with the Internet. It has nothing to do with becoming a movie star, pop music idol, or a Bill Gates clone. It has everything to do with reality.
17. Why does the author think“Go West” is the best advice for young people in China?
A. If they go west, they are sure to get rich.
B. China’s west is richer than its east.
C. Eastern cities are too crowded to live in.
D. There are more chances of success there than in the east.
18. The author mentions young America of the 19th century because
A. he wants young Chinese to learn from them
B. he tries to show how they succeeded in the eastern cities
C. they were poor examples for today’s young Chinese to follow
D. most of them preferred to work in the west
19. The underlined word “sound” in the 4th paragraph means
A. what may be heard
B. seem when heard
C. produce a sound
D. based on truth or good judgment
20. What is needed in China’s west now according to the writer?
A. The Internet. B. Movie stars.
C. People with skills. D. Pop music idols.
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