十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載2009高考英語復(fù)習(xí)課堂限時(shí)強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練閱讀理解（十五）（1）Wenowthinkofchocolateassweet,butonceitwasbitter.Wethinkofitasacandy,butonceitwasamedicine.Today,chocolatecanbeahotdrink,afrozendessert,orjustasnack.Sometimesitsaningredient(配料)inthemaincourseofameal.Mexicansmakeahotchocolatesaucecalledmoleandpouritoverchicken.TheMexicansalsoeatchocolatewithspices(香料)likechilipeppers.Chocolateisaproductofthetropicalcacaotree.Thebeanstastesobitterthateventhemonkeyssay“Ugh!”andrunaway.Workersmustfirstdryandthenroastthebeans.Thisremovesthebittertaste.Theword“chocolate”comesfromaMayanword.TheMayaswereanancientpeoplewhooncelivedinMexico.Theyvaluedthecacaotree.Someusedthebeansformoney,whileotherscrushedthemtomakeadrink.WhentheSpaniardscametoMexicointhesixteenthcentury,theystarteddrinkingcacaotoo.Becausethedrinkwasstrongandbitter,theythoughtitwasamedicine.Noonehadtheideaofaddingsugar.TheSpaniardstooksomebeansbacktoEuropeandopenedcafes.Wealthypeopledrankcacaoandsaiditwasgoodforthedigestion.Inthe1800s,theownerofachocolatefactoryinEnglanddiscoveredthatsugarremovedthebittertasteofcacao.Itquicklybecameacheapandpopulardrink.Soonafterwards,afactorymadethefirstsolidblockofsweetenedchocolate.Lateron,anotherfactorymixedmilkandchocolatetogether.Peoplelikedthetasteofmilkchocolateevenbetter.Besidesthechocolatecandybar,oneofthemostpopularAmericansnacksisthechocolatechipcookie.Favoritedessertsarechocolatecreampieand,ofcourse,anicecreamsundaewithhotfudgesauce.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m1.Itwas_thatdiscoveredsugarcouldremovethebittertasteofcacao.A.TheworkersinthechocolatefactoryB.TheSpaniardsC.ThepeopleinEnglandD.Theownerofachocolatefactory2.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.N十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載B.Theword“chocolate”comesfromaMexicanword.C.Thebeanstastesobitterthateventhemonkeyslikethem.D.Workersmustdryandroastthebeanstoremovethebittertaste.3.TheSpaniardsthinkthatcacaowasamedicinebecause_A.itwasstrongandbitter.B.itwasgoodfordigestion.C.itcuredmansdiseases.D.itwasakindofdrinkforgoodhealth.4.Whichistherighttimeorderoftheeventsregardingchocolate?a.ChocolatebecameacheapandpopulardrinkinEngland.b.Afactorymadethefirstsolidblockofsweetenedchocolate.c.TheSpaniardsstarteddrinkingcacao.d.Itwasfoundthatsugarremovedthebittertasteofcacao.e.Afactorymixedmilkandchocolatetogether.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mA.a-b-c-d-eB.c-d-e-b-aC.c-d-a-b-eD.c-d-b-e-a5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_.A.chocolatecanbeahotdrink,afrozendessert,oracandybarB.MexicanslikechocolateverymuchC.chocolateisaproductofthecacaotreeD.peoplelikedthetasteofchocolatemixedwithmilk（2）Peoplehavebeenpaintingpicturesforatleast30,000years.Theearliestpictureswerepaintedbypeoplewhohuntedanimals.Theyusedtopaintpicturesoftheanimalstheywantedtocatchandkill.PicturesofthiskindhavebeenfoundonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpain.Nooneknowswhytheywerepaintedthere.Perhapsthepaintersthoughtthattheirpictureswouldhelpthemtocatchtheseanimals.Orperhapshumanbeingshavealwayswantedtotellstoriesaccordingtopictures.About5,000yearsagotheEgyptiansandotherpeopleintheNearEastbegantousepicturesasakindofwriting.Theydrewsimplepicturesorsignstorepresentthingsandideas,andalsotorepresentthesoundsoftheirlanguage.Thesignsthesepeopleusedbecameakindofalphabet(字母表).十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載TheEgyptiansusedtorecordinformationandtotellstoriesbyputtingpicture-writingandpicturestogether.Whenanimportantpersondied,scenesandstoriesfromhislifewerepaintedandcarvedonthewallsoftheplacewherehewasburied.Someofthesepicturesarelikemodemcomic-stripstories.IthasbeensaidthatEgyptisthehomeofthecomic-strip.But,fortheEgyptians,picturesstillhadmagicpower.Sotheydidnottrytomaketheirwayofwritingsimple.Theordinarypeoplecouldnotunderstandit.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mBytheyear1,000BC,peoplewholivedintheareaa-roundtheMediterraneanSeahaddevelopedasimplersystemofwriting.Thesignstheyusedwereveryeasytowrite,andtherewerefewerofthemthanintheEgyptiansystem.Thiswasbecauseeachsign,orletter,representedonlyonesoundintheirlanguage.TheGreeksdevelopedthissystemandformedthelettersoftheGreekalphabet.TheRomanscopiedtheidea,andtheRomanalphabetisnowusedallovertheworld.Thesedayswecanwritedownastory,orrecordinformation,withoutusingpictures.Butwestillneedpicturesofallkinds:drawings,photographs,signsanddiagrams.Wefindthemeverywhere:inbooksandnewspapers,inthestreets,andonthewallsoftheplaceswhereweliveandwork.Pictureshelpustounderstandandrememberthingsmoreeasily,andtheycanmakeastorymuchmoreinteresting.6.PicturesofanimalswerepaintedonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpainbecause_.A.thehunterswantedtoseethepicturesB.thepainterswereanimalloversC.thepainterswantedtoshowimaginationD.thepictureswerethoughttobehelpful7.TheGreekalphabetwassimplerthantheEgyptiansystemforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat_.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mA.theformerwaseasytowriteB.therewerefewersignsintheformerC.theformerwaseasytopronounceD.eachsignstoodforonlyonesound8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TheEgyptiansignslaterbecameaparticularalphabet.B.TheEgyptianslikedtowritecomic-stripstories.C.TheRomanalphabetwasdevelopedfromtheEgyptianone.D.TheGreekscopiedtheirwritingsystemfromtheE十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載9.Inthelastparagraph,theauthorthinksthatpictures_.A.shouldbemadecomprehensibleB.shouldbemadeinterestingC.areofmuchuseinourlifeD.aredisappearingfromourlife（3）DIABETES?IsyourCHOLESTEROLnumberup?Lifeshouldntbeagameofchance.Butifyouhavediabetes(膽固醇)andraisecholesterol(糖尿病),youhaveanincreasedchanceofheartdiseaseorstroke.Soitsreallyim-portantthatyoufindoutyourcholesterolnumber(thelevelofcholesterolinyourblood)especiallysinceyourcholesterolleveliscontrollable,justlikeyourdiabetes.Yourdoctoristhebestpersontotalktoaboutthis.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mSodontplayagameofchancewithyourhealth,callforaFREEcopyofourChoLESterolbooklet.Itcontainsusefulinformationandmayhelpyoutalktoyourdoctor.Call08000680439today.CallanytimeforaFREEbooklet.YoucanalsowritetoChoLESterol,Dept9,FREEPOSTNEA10820,RotherhamS639BR,orvisitourwebsite:www.lesscholesterol.co.ukwhereyoucandownloadorrequestyourbooklet.10.Whowillbeinterestedinthispassage?A.Doctorswhotreatdiabetes.B.Peoplewholikefreebooks.C.Patientswithheartdisease.D.Peoplewhosufferdiabetesandraisecholesterol.11.Whatinformationwillthebookletprovideforitsreaders?A.Whentoseeadoctor.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mB.Howtocureyourdiabetes.C.Howtoknowthelevelofyourcholesterol.D.Howtogetthefreebook.12.ThewordChoLESterolinthepassageprobablymeansA.keepingcholesterolsteadyB.makingcholesterolfalldownC.thelevelofcholesterolD.curingyourdiabetes13.Thepurposeofthisadvertisementis_.A.tohelpdoctorsgetmorepatientsB.tohelppeoplewithhigherlevelofcholesterolC.toobtainbenefitfromthebookletD.十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載【答案與解析】1.D事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第5段首句Inthe1800s,theownerofachocolatefactoryinEnglanddiscoveredthatsugarremovedthebittertasteofcacao可知在十九世紀(jì)英國一家巧克力廠的廠主發(fā)現(xiàn)糖能把可可豆的苦味除掉。故答案為D。2.D推理判斷題。由第一題可知A不對(duì)；根據(jù)第3段首句Theword“chocolate”comesfromaMayanword.可知選項(xiàng)B不對(duì)；根據(jù)第2段2句Thebeanstastesobitterthateventhemonkeyssay“Ugh!”andrunaway可知猴子不喜歡，故排除C；故答案為D。也可根據(jù)第2段最后兩句Workersmustfirstdryandthenroastthebeans.Thisremovesthebittertaste得出答案。w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m3.A事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第4段WhentheSpaniardscametoMexicointhesixteenthcentury,theystarteddrinkingcacaotoo.Becausethedrinkwasstrongandbitter,theythoughtitwasamedicine可知答案。4.C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第4段WhentheSpaniardscametoMexicointhesixteenth