高考英語閱讀理解分類匯編之人物傳記類

1.(2011?山東卷)A

ArthurMiller(1915-2005)isuniversallyrecognizedasoneofthegreatestdramatistsof

the20thcentury.Miller'sfatherhadmovedtotheUSAfromAustriaHungary,drawnlike

somanyothersbythe"GreatAmericanDream”.However;heexperiencedseverefinancial

hardshipwhenhisfamilybusinesswasruinedintheGreatDepressionoftheearly1930s.

Millers'smostfamousplay,DeathofaSalesman,isapowerfulattackontheAmerican

system,withitsaggressivewayofdoingbusinessanditsinsistenceonmoneyandsocialstatusas

indicatorsofworth.InW川yLoman,theherooftheplay,weseeamanwhohasgotintotrouble

withhisworth.Willyis"burntout“andinthecruelworldofbusinessthereisnoroomfor

sentiment:ifhecan'tdothework,thenheisnogoodtohisemployer,theWagnerCompany,and

hemustgo.Willyispainfullyawareofthis,andatlossastowhattodowithhislackofsuccess.He

refusestofacethefactthathehasfailedandkillshimselfintheend.

Whenitwasfirststagedin1949,theplaywasgreetedwithenthusiasticreviews,anditwon

theTonyAwardforBestPlay,theNewYorkDramaCritics'CircleAward,andthePulitzerPrizefor

Drama.Itwasthefirstplaytowinallthreeofthesemajorawards.

MillerdiedofheartfailureathishomeinRoxbury,Connecticut,ontheeveningofFebruary

10,2005,the56thanniversaryofthefirstperformanceofDeathofaSalesmanonBroadway.

56.WhydidArthurMiller'sfathermovetotheUSA?

A.Hesufferedfromseverehungerinhishomecountry.

B.Hewasattractedbythe"GreatAmericanDream.

C.Hehopedtomakehissonadramatist.

D.Hisfamilybusinessfailed.

57.TheplayDeathofaSalesman

A.exposesthecrueltyoftheAmericanbusinessworld

B.discussesthewaystogetpromotedinacompany

C.talksaboutthebusinesscareerofArthurMiller

D.focusesontheskillsindoingbusiness

58.WhatcanwelearnaboutWillyLoman?

A.Hetreatshisemployerbadly.

B.HerunstheWagnerCompany.

C.HeisavictimoftheAmericansystem.

D.Heisregardedasaherobyhiscolleagues.

59.Afteritwasfirststaged,DeathofaSalesman

A.achievedhugesuccess

B.wonthefirstTonyAward

C.waswarmlywelcomedbysalesmen

D.wasseverelyattackedbydramatists

60.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.ArthurMillerandhisfamily.

B.TheawardsArthurMillerwon.

C.ThehardshipArthurMillerexperienced.

D.ArthurMillerandhisbest-knownplay.

【解析】：56-60:BACAD

【語篇解讀】本文是講述了阿瑟?密勒的生平經(jīng)歷及他的代表作DeathofaSalesman的內(nèi)容及

評價。

36.B。細(xì)節(jié)題。從第一段第二句話可知米勒的父親已經(jīng)從奧地利遷往美國，是和許多其他人

一樣受"偉大的美國夢”的驅(qū)使。

細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。從第二段第一句話可知米勒寫《推銷員之死》的目的是對美國制度的攻

37.Ao

擊，因為美國商業(yè)制度的侵犯性和堅持將金錢和社會地位作為價值的顯示。A指出了，暴

露了美國商業(yè)世界的殘酷。卜文也提到了，inthecruelworldofbusiness,

38.C.推理判斷題。從上文介紹情節(jié)中得知WillyLoman是戲劇中一個角色，而這個角色最終

因為在這個制度中屢遭失敗自殺身亡，因此推斷他是美國制度的受害者。

39.A.細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。從第三段得知?上映便贏得許多獎項，因此獲得巨大成功。

40.Do主旨大意題。A沒有提及，BC都是片面的。

2.（2011?陜西卷）B

MostpeopleknowthatMarieCuriewasthefirstwomantowintheNobelPrize,andthefirst

persontowinittwice.However,fewpeopleknowthatshewasalsothemotherofaNobelPrize

winner.

BorninSeptember,1987,IreneCuriewasthefirstoftheCuries'twodaughters.Alongwithnine

otherchildrenwhoseparentswerealsofamousscholars,Irenestudiedintheirownschool,andher

motherwasoneoftheteachers.ShefinishedherhighschooleducationattheCollegeofSevignein

Paris.

IreneenteredtheUniversityofParisin1914toprepareforadegreeinmathematicsandphysics.

WhenWorldWarIbegan,Irenewenttohelphermother;whowasusingX-rayfacilities（設(shè)備）to

helpsavethelivesofwoundedsoldiers.lrenecontinuedtheworkbydevelopingX-rayfacilitiesin

militaryhospitalsinFranceandBelgrum.HerserviceswererecognisedintheformofaMilitary's

MedalbytheFrenchgovernment.

In1918,Irenebecamehermother'sassistantattheCurieInstitute.InDecember1924,

FredericJoliotjoinedtheInstitute,andIrenetaughhimthetechniquesrequiredforhiswork.They

soonfellinloveandweremarriedin1926.TheirdaughterHelenewasbornin1927andtheirson

Pierrefiveyearslater.

Likehermother;Irenecombinedfamilyandcareer.Likehermother,Irenewasawardeda

NobelPrize,alongwithherhusband,in1935.Unfortunately,alsolikehermother;shedeveloped

leukemiabecauseofherworkwithradioactivity（輻射能）.IreneJoliot-Curiediedfromleukemiaon

March17,1956.

49.WhywasIreneCurieawardedaMilitaryMedal?[B]

A.Becauseshereceivedadegreeinmathematics.

B.Becauseshecontributedtosavingthewounded.

C.BecauseshewontheNobelPrizewithFrederic.

D.Becausesheworkedasahelpertohermother.

50.WheredidIreneCuriemeetherhusbandFrederiojoliot?[A]

A.AttheCurieInstitute.B.AttheCniversityofParis.

C.Atamilitaryhospital.D.AttheCollegeofSevigne.

51.WhenwasthesecondchildofIreneCurieandFredericJoliotborn?[A]

A.In1932.B.In1927.C.In1897.D.In1926.

52.InwhichofthefollowingaspectswasIreneCuiredifferentfromhermother?[C]

A.Ireneworkedwithradioactivity.B.Irenecombinedfamilyandcareer.

C.lrenewontheNobelPrizeonceD.lrenediedfromleukemia.

3.（2011?重慶卷）D

W川iamButlerYeats,amostfamousIrishwriter;wasborninDublinonJune13,1865.His

childhoodlackedtheharmony（和睦）thatwastypicalofahappyfamily.Later;Yeatsshockedhis

familybysayingthatheremembered"littleofchildhoodbutitspain”.Infact,heinherited（繼承）

excellenttasteinartfromhisfamily—bothhisfatherandhisbrotherwerepainters.Buthefinally

settledonliterature,particularlydrama（戲居lj）andpoetry.

Yeatshadstrongfaithincomingofnewartisticmovements.Hesethimselfthefreshtaskin

foundinganIrishnationaltheatreinthelate1890s.Hisearlytheatricalexperiments,however;were

notreceivedfavorablyatthebeginning.Hedidn'tloseheart,andfinallyenjoyedsuccessinhis

poeticaldrama.

Comparedwithhisdramaticworks,Yeats'spoemsattractmuchadmiringnotice.Thesubject

matterincludeslove,nature,history,timeandaging.ThoughYeatsgenerallyreliedonvery

tradisionalforms,hebroughtmodernsensibilitytothem.Ashisliterarylifeprogressed,hispoetry

grewfinerandricher,whichledhimtoworldwiderecognition.

HehadnotenjoyedamajorpublicliftsincewinningtheNobelPricein1923.Yet,hecontinued

writingalmosttotheendofhislife.HadYeatsstoppedwritingatage40,hewouldprobablynowbe

valuedasaminorpoet,forthereisnootherexampleinliteraryhistoryofapoetwhoproduceshis

greatestworksbetweentheageof50and75.AfterYeats/sdeathin1939,W.H.Audenwrote,

amongothers,thefallingliners:

Earth,receiveanhonouredguest:

WilliamYeatsislaidtorest.

LettheIrishvessel（船）lie

Emptiedofitspoetry.

68.WhichofthefollowingcandescribeYeats'sfamily?

A.ItfilledYeats'schildhoodwithlaughter.

B.ItwasshockedbyYeats'schoice.

C.Itwasatypicallywealthyfamily.

D.Ithadanartisticatmosphere.

69.Accordingtothsepassage,whatdoweknowaboutYeats'slife?

A.YeatsfoundedthefirstIrishtheater.

B.Yeatsstucktomodernformsinhispeotry.

C.Yeatsbegantoproducehisbestworksfromthe1910s.

D.Yeatswasnotfavoredbythepublieuntilthe1923NoblePrize.

70.WhatkindoffeelingisexpressedinW.H.Auden'slines?

A.Envy.B.Sympathy.

C.Emptiness.D.Admiration.

71.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Yeats'sliteraryachievements.

B.Yeats'shistoricalinfluence.

C.Yeats'sartisticambition.

D.Yeats'snationalhonor.

【答案】DCDA

4.（2011?福建卷）D

JacquelineBouvierKennedyOnassiswasoneofthemostprivatewomenintheworld,yetwhen

shewenttoworkasaneditorinthelasttwodecadesofherlife,sherevealed（展現(xiàn)）herselfasshe

didnowhereelse.

Afterthedeathofhersecondhusband,GreekshippingmagnateAristotieOnassislaqueline'sclose

friendandformerWhiteHousesocial?LetitisBaldrigemadeasuggestionthatsheconsidera

careerinpublishing.Afterconsideration,

Jacquelineacceptedit.Perhapsshehopedtofindtheresomeideasabouthowtoliveherown

life.Shebecamenotlessbutmoreinterestedinreading.Forthelast20yearsofherlife,Jacqueline

workedasapublisher'seditor,firstatViking,thenatDoubleday‘pursuing（追求）alate-lifecareer

longerthanhertwomarriagescombined.Duringhertimeinpublishing,shewasresponsiblefor

managingandeditingmorethan100sucessfullymarketedbooks.AmongthefirstbookswereInthe

RussianStyleandInventiveParisClothes.ShealsosucceededinpersuadingTVhostsBillMoyersand

JosephCampbelltotransformtheirpopulartelevisionconversationintoabook,ThePowerof

Myth.Thebookwentontobecomeaninternationalbest-seller.Shedealttoo.withMichaelJackson

ashepreparedhisautobiography（自傳），Moonwalk.

Jaequelineredforhernameandforhersocialrelations,butshesoonproved

Herworth.Hershoicas,suggestionsandwidespreadsocialrelationswereofbenefitbothtothe

publishingSinceandtoJacquelineherself.lnthebookssheselectedforpublication,shebuiltona

lifetimeofspendingtimebyherselfasareaderandleftarecordofthegrowthofhermind.Her

booksaretheautobiofraphysheneverwrote,HerroleasFirstladyintheend,wasovershadowedby

herperformanceasaneditor.However,fewknewthatshehadachievedsomuch.

68.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatJecqueline

A.becausefondofreadingafterworkingasaneditor

B.wasinchargeofpublishing100books

C.promotedlierbooksthroughsocialrelations

D.gainedalotfromhercareerasaneditor

69.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagphprobablymeansthis

A.Jscqueline'sendedupasaneditorratherthanasFirstLady

B.Jscqueline'slifeasFirstLadywasmorecolorfulthanasaneditor

C.JscquelinewasmoresuccessfulasaneditorthanasFirstLady

D.Jscqueline'sroleasFirstLadywasmorebrilliantthanasaneditor

7O.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Jscqueline'stwomarriageslastedmorethan20years

B.Jscqueline'sownpublishingfirmwassetupeventually

C.Jscqueline'sviewsandbeliefswerereflectedinthebookssheedited

D.Jscqueline/sachievementswerewidelyknown

71.Thepassageismainly

A.anintroductionofjacqueline'slifebothasFistLadyandaseditor.

B.abriefdescriptionofjacqueline'slifelongexperiences.

C.abriefaccountofjacqueline'scareerasaneditorinherlast20years.

D.ananalysisofJscqueline'ssocialrelationsinpublishing

【答案】DCCC

高考英語閱讀理解分類匯編之社會生活類

1.（2011?天津卷）D

Blindimitation（模仿）isself-destruction.Tothosewhodonotrecognizetheiruniqueworth.

Imitationappearsattractive:tothosewhoknowtheirstrenghth.Imitationisunacceptable.

Intheearlystagesofskillorcharacterdevelopment,imitationishelpful.WhenIfirstlearned

tocook,Iusedrecipes（菜譜）andturnedoutsometastydishes.ButsoonIgrewbored.Whyfollow

someoneelse'swayofcookingwhenIcouldcreatemyown?Imitatingrolemodelsislikeusing

trainingwheelsonachild'sbicycle;theyhelpyougetgoing,butonceyoufindyourownbalance,

youflyfasterandfartherwithoutrelyingonthem.

Indailylife,imitationcanhurtusifwesubconsciously（下意識地）holdpoorrolemodels.If,as

achild,youobservedpeoplewhoseliveswerebad,youmayhaveacceptedtheirfearandpainas

normalandgoneontofollowwhattheydid.Ifyoudonotmakestrongchoicesforyourself,youwill

gettheresultsoftheweakchoicesofothers.

Inthefieldofentertainment,ourcultureglorifiescelebrities.Thosestarslookgreatonscreen.

Butwhentheystepoffscreen,theirpersonallivesmaybedisastrous.Ifyouaregoingtofollow

someone,focusontheirtalent,nottheirbadcharacterorunacceptablebehaviors.

Blessedisthepersonwillingtoactontheirsunddendesiretocreatesomrthingunique.Think

ofthemovies,books,teachers,andfriendsthathaveaffectedyoumostdeeply.Theytouchedyou

becausetheircreationsweremotivatedbyinspiration,notdesperation.Theworldischangednotby

thosewhodowhathasbeendonebrforethem,butbythosewhodowhathasbeendoneinside

them.Creativepeoplehaveanendlessresourceofideas.Theproblemacreatorfacesisnot

runningoutofmaterial;itiswhattodowiththematerialknockingatthedoorofimagination.

Syudyyourrolemodels,acceptthegiftstheyhavegiven,andleavebehindwhatdoesnot

server.Thenyoucansay/1standontheshouldersofmyancestors^tragediesandtory,andknow

thattheyarecheeringon.

51.Imitationprovesusefulwhenyou.

A.knowyouareunique

B.losethebslanceoflife

C.begintolearnsomethingnew

D.gettiredofroutinepractice

52.Toavoidthebadresultofimitation,weshould.

A.forgetdailyfearandpain

B.choosetherightexample

C.askothersfordecisions

D.stayawayfromstars

53.Acordingtotheauthor.Theworldmovesonbecauseofthosewhoare.

A.desperatetointruenceotherswiththeirknowledge

B.readytoturntheiroriginalideasintoreality

C.eagertodiscoverwhattheirancestorsdid

D.willingtoacceptothers'ideas

54.Thetroubleacreatorfacesis.

A.thelackofstrongmotivation

B.theabsenceofpracticalideas

C.howtosearchformorematerials

D.howtouseimaginationcreatively

55.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Tohighlighttheimportanceofcreatively.

B.Tocriticizethecharactersofrolemodels.

C.Tocompareimitationwithcreation.

D.Toexplainthemeaningofsuccess.

CBBDA

2.（2011?天津卷）C

AnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyond.The

conceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesame

bookatthesametome.

（追求）

Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuittobeenjoyedbyallztheprogramallows

strangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebus,aswellaspromotingreadingasan

experiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearl

wholaunched（發(fā)起）the"IfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBook"projectin1998.Heroriginal

programusedauthorvisits,studyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwitha

book,buttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancities,andeventoHongkong.

InChicago,themayor（市長）appearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKilla

Mockingbirdasthefirstbookinthe"OneBook,OneChicago"program.Asaresult,readingclubs

andneighbourhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUS,storiesemergedofparents

andchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotand

character.

TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYork,wherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebookto

representthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestin

medium-sizedcitiesorlargetowns,whereagreatersenseofunity（―致）canbeachieved.Oritmay

showthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepoint,puttingalltheirenergy

Andpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.

UltinatelwasNancypointsout,thelevelofsucicessisnotmeasturedbyhowmanypeopleread

abook,butbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocess.orhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeone

withwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaword.

46.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?

A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.

B.Toencouragepeopletoreadandshare.

C.Toinvolvepeopleincommunnityservice.

D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.

47.WhywasitdifficultforNewYorkerstocarryouttheprojict?

A.Theyhadlittleinterestinreading.

B.Theyweretoobusytoreadabook.

C.Theycamefrommanydifferentbackgrounds

D.Theylackedsupportfromthelocatgovernment

48.Accordingtothepassage,wherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?

A.Inlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofunity

B.lnlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhome

C.lnmedium-sizedcitieswithadiversepopulation

D.lnlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyreached

49.Theunderlinedwords/zsharedaworcf'inParagraph5probablymean

A.exchangedideaswitheachother

B.discussedthemeaningofaword

C.gamedlifeexperience

D.usedthesamelanguage

50.AccordingtoNacy,thedegreeofstudentsoftheprojectisjudgedby

A.thecarefulselectionofaproperbook

B.thegrowingpopularityofthewriters

C.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreading.

D.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads.

BCDAC

3.（2011?重慶卷）E

SkepticsareaStangelot.Someofthemrefusetoadmittheseriousthreatofhumanactivities

totheenviroment,andtheyaretiredofpeoplewhodisagreewiththem.Thosepeople,sayskeptics,

spreadnothingbutbadnewsabouttheenvironment.The"eco-guilt“broughtonbythe

discouragingnewsaboutourplanetgivesrisetothepopularityofskepticsaspeoplesearchfor

morecomfortingworldviews.

PerhapsthatexplainwhyanewbookbyBjornLomborgreceivedsomuchpublicity.Thatbook,

TheSkepticalEnvironmentalist,declaresthatitmeasuresthe“realstateoftheworld"asfine.Of

course,anotherexplanationisthedeeppocketssomebigbusinesseswithspecialintererts.Indeed,

Mr.Lomborg'sviewsaresimilartothoseofsomeIndustry-fundedorganizations,whichstarthuge

activitiesthoughthemediatoconfusethepublicaboutissueslikeglobalwarming.

SoitwasstrangetoseeMr.Lomborg'sbookgolargelyunchallengedinthemediathoughhis

beliefswerecontrarytomostscientificopinions.OnenationalnewspaperinCanadarananumber

ofarticlesandreviewsfullofwordsofpraise,evenwiththeconclusionthat“AfterLomborg,the

environmentalmovementwillbegintodiedown."

Suchone-sidedviewsshouldhaveimmediatelybeenchallenged.Butonlyadifferentreview

appearedinNature,arespectedsciencemagazinewithspecificreadership.Thereviewremarked

thatMr.Lomborg's"preferenceforunexaminedmaterialsisincredible（不可信的）

Acritical（批判的）eyeisvaluable,andthemediashouldpresentinformationinsuchaway

thatcouldallowpeopletomakeinformeddecisions.Unfortunately,thatisofteninaccessibleas

blockedbythedesiretobeshockingortodefendsomespecialinterests.Peoplemightbecome

half-blindbeforeaworldpartiallyexhibitedbythemedia.That'sashame,becausematters

concerningthehealthoftheplanetarefartooimportanttobetreatedlightly.

72.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmayberegardedas“skeptics"?

A.Peoplewhoagreeonthepopularityof//eco-guilt,/.

B.Peoplewhodisbelievetheserioussituationofourplanet.

C.Peoplewhodisliketheharmfuleffectofhumanactivities.

D.Peoplewhospreadcomfortingnewstoprotectourenvironment.

73.WhichofthefollowingcanbeareasonforthepopularityofLomborg'sbooks?

A.Somebigbusinessesintendtoprotecttheirowninterests.

B.Thebookchallengesviewsaboutthefinestateofthewirld.

C.Theauthorconvincespeopletoseekcomfortingworldviews.

D.Industry-fundedmediapresentconfusinginformation.

74.TheauthormentionedthereviewinNatureinorderto.

A.voiceadifferentopinion

B.findfaultwithLomborg'sbook

C.challengetheauthorityofthemedia

D.pointoutthevalueofscientificviews.

75.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Toencouragetheskepticstohaveacriticaleye.

B.Towarnthepublicofthedangerofhalf-blindnesswithreviews.

C.Toblamethemedia'slackofresponsibilityinpresentinginformation.

D.Toshowtheimportanceofpresentingoverallinformationbythemedia.

BAAD

4.（2011?安徽卷）B

Thinkaboutthedifferentwaysthatpeopleusethewind.Youcanuseittoflyakiteortosaila

boat.Windisoneofourcleanestandrichestpowersources（來源）,aswellasoneoftheoldest.

Evidenceshowsthatwindmills（僅l車）begantobeusedinancientIranbackintheseventhcentury

BC.TheywerefirstintroducedtoEuropeduringthe1100s,whenarmiesreturnedfromtheMiddle

Eastwithknowledgeofusingwindpower.

Formanycenturies,peopleusedwindmillstogrind（磨碎）wheatintoflourorpumpwater

fromdeepunderground.Whenelectricitywasdiscoveredinthelate1800s,peoplelivinginremote

areasbegantousethemtoproduceelectricity.Thisallowedthemtohaveelectriclightsandradio.

However,bythe1940szwhenelectricitywasavailabletopeopleinalmostallareasoftheUnited

States,windmillswererarelyused.

Duringthe1970s,peoplestartedbecomingconcernedaboutthepollutionthatiscreated

whencoalandgasareburnedtoproduceelectricity.Peoplealsorealizedthatthesupplyofcoaland

gaswouldnotlastforever.Then,windwasrediscovered,thoughitmeanshighercosts.Today,there

isaglobalmovementtosupplymoreandmoreofourelectricitythroughtheuseofwind.

【文章大意】本文介紹了風(fēng)能及風(fēng)能運用的情況。在能源短缺的今天，作為最為潔凈、豐富

的風(fēng)能，一定會對我們的生活作出極大的貢獻(xiàn)。

60.Fromthetextweknowthatwindmills.

A.wereinventedbyEuropeanarmies

B.haveahistoryofmorethan2800years

C.usedtosupplypowertoradioinremoteareas

D.haverarelybeenusedsinceelectricitywasdiscovered

【解析】選C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段句子可知，十九世紀(jì)末有了電之后，偏僻地區(qū)的人

們就利用風(fēng)車發(fā)電，于是人們就有了電燈和收音機，因此選擇C項。根據(jù)windmillsbeganto

beusedinancientIranbackintheseventhcenturyBC可知,A項錯誤,B項錯在morethan；

根據(jù)末段句子可知，盡管成本較高，人們依然使用風(fēng)能提供電力，因此D項錯誤。

61.Whatwasanewuseforwindpowerinthelate19thcentury?

A.Sailingaboat.

B.Producingelectricity.

C.Grindingwheatintoflour.

D.Pumpingwaterfromunderground.

【解析】選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段句子可知，人們最初利用風(fēng)車磨面或抽水，十九世

紀(jì)末有了電之后，人們又用其發(fā)電，因此選擇B項。

62.Oneofthereasonswindwasrediscoveredinthe1970sisthat.

A.windpoweriscleaner

B.itisoneoftheoldestpowersources

C.itwascheapertocreateenergyfromwind

D.thesupplyofcoalandgasfailedtomeetneeds

【解析】選A。推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，二十世紀(jì)七十年代，人們注章環(huán)保，而且

認(rèn)識到煤和氣的短缺；而風(fēng)能的特點是潔凈、豐富和歷史悠久，但是成本較高。綜合選擇

A項最佳。

63.Whatwouldtheauthorprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?

A.Theadvantageofwindpower.

B.Thedesignofwindpowerplants.

C.Theworldwidemovementtosaveenergy.

D.Theglobaltrendtowardsproducingpowerfromwind.

【解析】選D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)末段句子Today,thereisaglobalmovementtosupplymoreand

moreofourelectricitythroughtheuseofwind可知，接下來作者應(yīng)該談?wù)摾蔑L(fēng)能發(fā)電的情

況，因此選擇D項。

5.（2011?山東卷）C

DianaJacobsthoughtherfamilyhadaworkableplantopayforcollegeforher21-year-oldtwin

sons:acombinationofsavings,income,scholarships,andamodestamountofborrowing.Thenher

husbandlosthisjob,andtheplanfellapart.

“Ihavetwokidsincollege,andIwanttosay'comehome/butatthesametimeIwanttoprovide

themwithagoodeducation/saysJacobs.

TheJacobsfamilydidworkoutasolution:Theyaskedandreceivedmoreaidfromtheschools,

andeachsonincreasedhisborrowingtothemaximumamountthroughthefederalloan（貸款）

program.Theywilleachgraduatewith$20,000ofdebt,butatleasttheywillbeabletofinish

school.

Withunemploymentrising,financialaidadministratorsexpecttohearmorefamilieslikethe

Jacobs.Morestudentsareapplyingforaid,andmorefamiliesexpecttoneedstudentloans.College

administratorsareconcernedthattheywillnothaveenoughaidmoneytogoaround.

Atthesametime,tuition（學(xué)費）continuestorise.AreportfromtheNationalCenterforPublic

PolicyandHigherEducationfoundthatcollegetuitionandfeesincreased439%from1982to2007,

whileaveragefamilyincomerosejust147%,Studentborrowinghasmorethandoubledinthelast

decade,

〃lfwegoonthiswayforanother25yearszwewon'thaveanaffordablesystemofhigher

education/saysPatrickM.Callan,presidentofthecenter.Z/Themiddleclassfamilieshavebeen

financingitthroughdebt.Theywillsendkidstocollegewhateverittakes,evenifthatmeansahuge

amountofdebt.”

Financialaidadministratorshavebeenhavingahardtimeasmanycompaniesdecidethat

studentloansarenotprofitableenoughandhavestoppedmakingthem.Thegoodnews,however;

isthatfederalloansaccountforaboutthreequartersofstudentborrowing,andthegovernment

saysthatmoneywillflowuninterrupted.

66.AccordingtoParagraph夫巾V'ifidtheplanofJacobsfamilyfail?

A.Thetwinswastedtoomuchmoney.

B.Thefatherwasoutofwork.

C.Theirsavingranout.

D.Thefamilyfellapart.

67.HowdidtheJacobsmanagetosolvetheirproblem?

A.Theyaskedtheirkidstocomehome.

B.Theyborrowed$20,000fromtheschool.

C.Theyencouragedtheirtwinsonstodopart-timejobs.

D.Theygothelpfromtheschoolandthefederalgovernment.

68.Financialaidadministratorsbelievethat.

A.morefamilieswillfacethesameproblemastheJacobses

B.thegovernmentwillreceivemorelettersofcomplaint

C.collegetuitionfeeswilldoublesoon

D.America/sunemploymentwillfall

69.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemiddleclassfamiliesfromthetext?

A.Theyblamedthegovernmentforthetuitionincrease.

B.Theirincomeremainedsteadyinthelastdecade.

C.Theywilltrytheirbesttosendkidstocollege.

D.Theirdebtswillbepaidoffwithin25years.

70.Accordingtothelastparagraph,thegovernmentwill.

A.providemoststudentswillscholarships

B.dismisssomefinancialaidadministrators

C.stopthecompaniesfrommakingstudentloans

D.goonprovidingfinancialsupportforcollegestudents

【解析】：66-70:BDACD

【語篇解讀】本文介紹了今年學(xué)生貸款增多給家庭帶來的壓力和大學(xué)學(xué)費的不斷增加的

社會問題，提出政府對之做出的回應(yīng)。

66.B.推理判斷題。第一段提到DianaJacobs的家庭本來有一個可行的計劃可以支付