嘉興英語網收集整理歡迎使用嘉興英語網收集整理歡迎使用河北海興中學2009年高考英語閱讀理解專項分類突破題庫（地理類）(1)DeathValleyisoneofthemostfamousdesertsintheUnitedStates,coveringawideareawithitsalkalisand.Almost20percentofthisareaiswellbelowsealevel,andBadwater,asaltwaterpool,isabout280feetbelowsealevelandthelowestpointintheUnitedStates.LongagothePanamintIndianscalledthisplace“Tomesha”thelandoffire.DeathValleyspresentnamedatesbackto1849,whenagroupofminerscomingacrossfromNevadabecamelostinitsunpleasantnessandhugenessandtheiradventureturnedouttobeasadstory.TodayDeathValleyhasbeendeclaredaNationalMonument(紀念碑)andiscrossedbyseveralwell-markedroadswheregoodservicescanbefoundeasily.Luckilythechangecreatedbyhumansettlementhashardlyruinedthespecialbeautyofthisplace.Herenaturecreatedalotofsurprising,almostlikethesightsonthemoon,ever-changingasthefrequentwindmovesthesandabout,showingthemostunusualcolors.OneofthemostastonishingandvariablepartsofDeathValleyistheDevilsGolfCourse,whereitseemshardforonetotellrealityfromterribledreams.Sandsculptures(沙雕)standonafrighteningground,aseveningshadowsmoveandlengthen.1._isthelowestplaceinthedesert.A.TomeshaB.DeathValleyC.NevadaD.Badwater2.Thenameofthevalleycomesfrom_.A.anIndiannameB.thedeathoftheminersC.thelocalpeopleD.aNationalMovement3.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_.A.noonehadeverknownthedesertbeforetheminersB.itsstillnoteasytotravelacrossthedesertC.peoplecanfindgas-stations,cafesandhotelsinthedesertD.peoplehavechangedthenaturalsightofthedesert嘉興英語網收集整理歡迎使用嘉興英語網收集整理歡迎使用4.DevilGolfCourseisfamousfor_.A.thefrequentwindB.thecolorsofthesandC.dream-likesightsD.thesandsculptures5.Fromthepassagewecanseethatthewriter_theDeathValley.A.appreciatesB.isfearfulofC.dislikesD.istiredof【答案解析】本文介紹了美國的一個著名沙漠“死亡谷”名稱的由來以及“死亡谷”奇特的風光。1.D。細節(jié)題。根據andBadwater,asaltwaterpool,isabout280feetbelowsealevelandthelowestpointintheUnitedStates可推知此題答案為D。2.B。推斷題。根據whenagroupofminerscomingacrossfromNevadabecamelostinitsunpleasantnessandhugenessandtheiradventureturnedouttobeasadstory可知“死亡谷”的名稱來源于這些迷路礦工的死亡。3.C。推斷題。根據well-markedroadswheregoodservicescanbefoundeasily可以判斷C為最佳答案。4.C。細節(jié)題。根據whereitseemshardforonetotellrealityfromterribledreams可推知答案為C。5.A。推斷題。根據thespecialbeautyofthisplacelikethesightsonthemoonever-changingshowingthemostunusualcolors等關鍵詞語可以知道作者是帶著贊賞的語氣來描述“死亡谷”的。(2)TheErieCanalwasthefirstimportantnationalwaterwaybuiltintheUS.ItcrossedNewYorkfromBuffaloonLakeErieTroytoAlbanyontheHudsonRiver.ItjoinedtheGreatLakeswiththeAtlanticOcean.Thecanalservedasarouteoverwhichindustrialgoodscouldflowintothewest,andmaterialscouldpourintotheeast.TheErieCanalhelpedNewYorkdevelopintothenationslargestcity.ThebuildingofthecanalwaspaidforentirelybythestateofNewYork.Itcost$7143789,butitsoongaineditspricemanytimesover.Between1825,whenthecanalwasopened,and1882,whentollcharges(過運河費)werestopped,thestatecollected$121461891.ForahundredyearsbeforetheEriewasbuilt,peoplehadbeentalkingaboutacanalwhich嘉興英語網收集整理歡迎使用嘉興英語網收集整理歡迎使用couldjointheGreatLakesandtheAtlanticOcean.ThemanwhoplannedtheErieCanalandcarriedtheplanthroughwasDeWittClinton.Thosewhowereagainstthecanallaughinglycalledit“ClintonsDitch(溝)”.Clintontalkedandwroteaboutthecanalanddrewupplansforit.HeandGovernorMorriswenttoWashingtonin1812toaskforhelpforthecanal,buttheywereunsuccessful.ClintonbecamegovernorofNewYorkin1817,andshortlyafterwards,onJuly4,1817,brokegroundforthecanalinRome,N.Y.Thefirstpartofthecanalwascompletedin1820.Asthecanalgrew,townsalongitscoursedevelopedfast.Thelengthofthecanalis363miles.1.WecanseethattheErieCanal_.A.joinedtheGreatLakestogetherB.crossedNewYorkfromnorthtosouthC.playedanimportantpartindevelopingNewYorkCityD.wasthefirstwaterwaybuiltintheUS2.Itcanbeinferredthat_intotheAtlanticOcean.A.theGreatLakesflowB.theHudsonRiverflowsC.LakeErieflowsD.theErieCanalflows3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheErieCanalbroughtprofitsofover$114,000,000.B.Its363milesfromtheGreatLakestotheAtlanticOcean.C.TheWestwasmoreadvancedthantheEastwhenthecanalwasbuilt.D.ManyotherstateshelpedNewYorkbuiltthecanal.4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Clintonbrokegroundforthecanalatbothends.B.Clintonstartedbuildingthecanalbeforehebecamegovernor.C.Allpartsofthecanalwerecompletedatthesametime.D.Constructionofthecanaltookeightyears.(14CBAD)【答案與解析】本文介紹了ErieCanal的作用及修建過程。1.C。細節(jié)題。根據文章第1段最后一句TheErieCanalhelpedNewYorkdevelopintothenationslargestcity及全段內容，可推知此題答案為C。嘉興英語網收集整理歡迎使用嘉興英語網收集整理歡迎使用2.B。推斷題。根據文章第1段第2句和第3句：運河fromBuffaloonLakeErieTroytoAlbanyontheHudsonRiver橫跨了NewYork把theGreatLakes和theAtlanticOcean聯(lián)系起來了可推知此題答案為B。3.A。推斷題。通過比較文章第2段第2句Itcost$7,143,789和第2段最后一句中的thestatecollected$121,461,891可推知此題答案為A。4.D。推斷題。根據文章最后一段第1句中的onJuly4,1817,brokegroundforthecanalinRome,N.Y.和第2段第2句中的Between1825,whenthecanalwasopened可推知此題答案為D。自然類(1)Thebluetits(山雀)havebeeninspectingthenest-boxagainthisyear.Themaleisthehouse-hunterbutthefemalewillmakethefinalchoice.Helandsattheholeandturnshisheadtoexposehiswhitecheeksasasignaltoattractthefemalefromwhereshehasbeenfeeding.Amongmanybirdsthatnestinholes,themalehasalight-colouredpatchonitsplumage(鳥羽)whichactsassignalfordrawingthefemalesattentiontoasuitablenesting-place.Unlikethebluetit,theredstart(紅尾鴝)maybeonlythemalethatstrikinglycolouredandthefemaleisnotbeautiful.AfewyearsagoIwasluckyenoughtospotapairofredstartsinactioninaWalshwood.Themalewasleadinganinterestedfemaletoholesthathehadpreviously(先前)checkedout.Hesatattheentranceofeachholeandputhisheadontoshowoffhiswhiteforehead,orhisheadintoreveal(顯露)histail.Ifthefemalefailedtoreacttohisvisualsignals,themalesometimessangforextraeffect,whileglidingtowardsheronspreadwingsandtail.Oncethefemaleacceptsbyfollowingthemalethroughtheholethedisplaysstop,youmustbeattherightplaceattherighttimetowatchthem.1.Howdothebluetitschoosetheirnest?A.Theychoosetheirnesttogether.B.Themalechoosestheirnest.C.Thehouse-hunterchoosestheirnest.D.Thefemalechoosestheirnest.嘉興英語網收集整理歡迎使用嘉興英語網收集整理歡迎使用2.Thewriterwasluckytosee_.A.howthemalemadehistricksB.howaninterestedfemaleplayedwiththemalehappilyC.whatthemaledisplayedandwonthefemaleD.thatthemaletriedhisbestbutfailedtoattractthefemale3.YoucanspotapairofredstartsinaWalshwood_.A.atanytimeB.regularlyC.inAprilD.occasionally4.Thewriterisprobably_.A.abirdexpertB.abird-hunterC.abirdraiserD.ascientist【答案與解析】本文主要是講themaleredstart是怎樣使出渾身解數(shù)吸引thefemale入巢的。1.D。細節(jié)題。從第1段第2句話Themaleisthehouse-hunterbutthefemalewillmakethefinalchoice可以做出正確選擇。2.C。判斷題。從第3段第1句IwasluckyenoughtospotapairofredstartsinactioninaWalshwood和文章第三、四段的內容可知答案為C。3.D。語義理解題。根據AfewyearsagoIwasluckyenoughto和youmustbeattherightplaceattherighttimetoseethem可知答案為D。4.A。推斷題。從文章內容來看，文中不僅提到了鳥的一些習性，而且對雄鳥如何吸引雌鳥入巢了解得很清楚，可見作者可能是一位研究鳥類的專家。(2)Althoughmanhasknownasbestosformanyhundredsofyears,itwasnotuntil160yearsagothatitwasminedforthefirsttimeontheNorthAmericancontinent.H.W.Johns,ownerofaNewYorkCitySupplyShopforroofers,wasresponsiblefor(對負責)theopeningofthatfirstmine.Mr.JohnswasgivenapieceofasbestoswhichhadbeenfoundinItaly.Heexperimentedwiththematerialandthenshoweditssurprisingpowerstohiscustomers.Afterputtingonapairofasbestosgloves,whichlookedmuchlikeordinaryworkgloves,hetookred-hotcoalsfromthefireplaceandplayedwiththeminhishands.Howastonishedthecustomersweretodiscoverthathewasnotburnedatall.Youcanwellimaginethathehadincreasingbusinessinasbestosroofing嘉興英語網收集整理歡迎使用嘉興英語網收集整理歡迎使用materials.However,becauseitwasveryexpensivetotransport(carry)themfromItalytotheUnitedStates,Mr.Johnssentoutayoungscientisttoseekasourcenearerhome.Thisyoungmanfoundgreatvein(巖脈),intheprovinceofQuebecinCanada.Eversince1881Quebechasledtheworldintheproductionofthisunusualmineral,whichismadeupofmagnesium,silicon,iron,andoxygen.Whenitismined,theasbestosisheavy,justasyouwouldexpectamineraltobe.Whenitisseparated,astrangethinghappens；therockbreaksdownintofine,soft,soapyfibres(纖維).Scientistsdonotknowwhytherockcanbeseparatedeasilyintothreads(線),buttheyhavefoundthousandsofusesofthisfireproofmaterial,oftheso-called“clothofstone”.1.Whichtitlebestexpressesthemainideaofthispassage?A.AsbestosminedinCanadaB.FireproofmatterC.A“wonder”mineralD.Anewroofingmaterial2.Johnsprovedhisabilityasasalesmanby_.A.goingintoroofingbusinessB.carryingasbestosfromItalyC.sendingatrainedscientistD.showingtheuseofasbestosgloves3.Whichisthemostimportantcharacterofasbestosthattheauthorwantstoshowus?A.Itislikethread.B.Itfeelssoapy.C.Itburnseasily.D.Itisunusuallyheavy.4.Theauthorsmainpurposeinwritingthispassagewasto_.A.showtheneedformorescientistsB.compareasbestoswithothermineralsC.increasethesalesofasbestosD.presentfactsaboutasbestos【答案解析】本文講述了耐火材料石棉在北美的開采過程及它的神奇耐火作用。1.C。主旨題。短文主要介紹了石棉的神奇作用。故C最佳。2.D。細節(jié)題。根據Afterputtingonapairofasbestosgloves,tookred-hotcoalsfromthefireplaceandplayedwiththeminhishands可推知，他是用當場演示的方法來推銷他的產品的。故答案為D。3.A。推斷題。根據Whenitisseparated,astrangethinghappens；therockbreaksdownintofine,soft,soapyfibres(纖維)及Scientistsdonotknowwhytherockcanbeseparatedeasilyinto嘉興英語網收集整理歡迎使用嘉興英語網收集整理歡迎使用thread可以斷定答案為A。4.D。推斷題。從短文中可以看出來作者寫這篇文章只不過陳述事實而已。歷史類Everyobjecttellsastory.Eventhemostordinaryobjectscanpresenttouspowerfulimages.Sometimesitistheordinarynatureoftheseobjectsthatactuallymakesthemsoextraordinary.SuchisthecasewithanoldleathershoeinamuseuminAlaska.Atfirstglanceitdoesnotlooklikemuch.Itisawomansshoeofastylepopularinthe1890s.Butwhatisunique(獨特的)aboutthisshoeiswhereitwasfound.ItwasdiscoveredontheCheckoutPass,thefamoustrailusedbythepeopleseekinggoldinAlaska.Whoitbelongedtoorwhyitwasleftthereisnotknown.Wasitperhapsdroppedbyaccidentasthewomanclimbedupthe1500stairscarvedoutface?Ordidshethrowawaygoodsthatshedidntneedinordertotravellighter?Over100,000peoplewith“goldfever”madethistriphopingtobecomemillionaires.Fewofthemunderstoodthatontheirwaytheywouldhavetocrossaharshwildness.Unpreparedforsuchadangerousjourney,manydiedofstarvationandexposuretothecoldweather.TheCanadiangovernmentfinallystartedrequiringthegoldseekerstobringonetonofsupplieswiththem.Thiswasthoughttobeenoughforapersontosurviveforoneyear.Theywouldcarrytheirsuppliesinbackpacks(背包)eachweighinguptofiftypounds；itusuallytookatleast40tripstogeteverythingtothetopandoverthepass.Whoeverdroppedtheshoemusthavebeenabraveanddeterminedwoman.PerhapsshewassuccessfulandmadeittoAlaska.Perhapsshehadtoturnbackindefeat.Noonewilleverknowforsure,butwhatwedoknowisthatshetookpartinoneofthegreatestadventuresinthe19thcentury.1.Theordinarywomansleathershoeisconsideredunusualbecause_.A.itwasanimportantcluetolifeinthepastB.itwasfoundonafamoustrailC.itatonetimebelongedtoaVIPD.itwasafashionableshoeatthattime2.Accordingtothispassage,manypeoplewhowenttoAlaska_.A.eventuallybecamemillionairesB.broughtwiththemmanyshoesC.hadconflictswiththeEskimosD.werenotproperlyequipped3.TheCanadiangovernmentmadegoldseekersbringoneyearssupplieswiththemsothat_.A.theywouldnotdieofhungerandcold嘉興英語網收集整理歡迎使用嘉興英語網收集整理歡迎使用B.thearmywouldhaveenoughfoodforfightingawarC.theywouldchangethesegoodswiththeEskimosD.thesupplieswouldmakeAlaskarich4.Nomatterwhathappenedtothewomanwhoownedtheshoe,_.A.shemusthavelivedahappylifeB.shecertainlydroppedtheshoeonpurposeC.heradventurousspiritisdefinitelyadmiredD.herothershoeswereequallyfashionable【答案與解析】本文由在Alaska州博物館所陳列的一只舊鞋而引出的對當時情況的介紹及表達了對這只鞋的主人敬佩之情。1.B。細節(jié)題。根據第1段中的Butwhatisuniqueaboutthisshoeiswhereitwasfound.ItwasdiscoveredontheCheckoutPass,thefamoustrail可推知此題答案為B。2.D。細節(jié)題。根據第2段最后一句Unpreparedforsuchadangerousjourney可推知此題答案為D。3.A。推斷題。根據第2段最后一句及第3段第1句可推知此題答案為A。4.C。細節(jié)題。根據文章最后一句可推知此題答案為C?？萍碱?1)Withonlyabout1,000pandasleftintheworld,Chinaisdesperatelytryingtoclone(克隆)theanimalandsavetheendangeredspecies(物種).ThatsamovesimilartowhataTexasA&MUniversityresearchershavebeenundertakingforthepastfiveyearsinaprojectcalled“NoahsArk”.NoahsArkisaimedatcollectingeggs,embryos(胚胎),semenandDNAofendangeredanimalsandstoringtheminliquidnitrogen.Ifcertainspeciesshouldbecomeextinct,Dr.DuaneKraemer,aprofessorinTexasA&MsCollegeofVeterinaryMedicine,saystherewouldbeenoughofthebasicbuildingblockstoreintroducethespeciesinthefuture.Itisestimatedthatasmanyas2,000speciesofmammals,birdsreptileswillbecomeextinctinover100years.Thepanda,nativeonlytoChina,isindangerofbecomingextinctinthenext25years.Thisweek,Chinesescientistssaidtheygrewanembryobyintroducingcellsfromadead嘉興英語網收集整理歡迎使用嘉興英語網收集整理歡迎使用femalepandaintotheeggcellsofaJapanesewhiterabbit.Theyarenowtryingtoimplanttheembryointoahostanimal.Theen