第一节 阅读理解（4篇，共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、和D项中，选出最佳选项。 A
Americans are pound of their variety- and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform. whether it is the uniform of an elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general. Why are uniforms so popular in the United States?
Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more professional than civilian (百姓的) clothes. People have become conditioned to expect superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears uniform tends to inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes. Faith in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lose professional identity (身份) than to step out of uniform ?
Uniforms also have many practical benefits. They save on other clothes. They save on laundry bills. They are tax- deductible ( 可减税的). They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes.
Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of individuality experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act similarly, on the job at least. Uniforms also give rise to some practical problems. Though they are long-lasting, often their initial expense is greater than the cost of
civilian clothes. Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes.
26 It is surprising that Americans who worship variety and individuality ___________.
A. still judge a man by his clothes B. hold the uniform in such high regard C. enjoy having a professional identity
D. will respect an elevator operator as much as a general in uniform 27. People are accustomed to thinking that a man in uniform ____________. A. suggests quality work B. discards his social identity C. appears to be more practical D. looks superior to a person in civilian clothes
28. The chief function of a uniform is to ___________. A. provide practical benefits to the wearer B. make the wearer catch the public eye C. inspire the wearer's confidence in himself D. provide the wearer with a professional identity
29. According to the passage, people wearing uniforms _____________. A. are usually helpful B. have little or no individual freedom
C. tend to lose their individuality D. enjoy greater popularity 30. The best title for this passage would be ____________.
A. Uniforms and Society B. The Importance of Wearing a Uniform
C. Practical Benefits of Wearing a Uniform D. Advantages and Disadvantages of Uniforms
B
One summer my friend and I decided to go to Italy for a holiday and we decided to travel there without going through a travel agency. You know, you would be submerged (淹没) in crowds of tourists and lose lots of opportunities to get familiar with the country more closely. We started to think over our trip and managed to come up with a free tour of Italy.
The trip was not very long but it was still very impressive. We look forward to going there again! Of course, we spent lots of time arranging the trip, but it was well worth it! Of course I was afraid that something would go wrong and I was especially anxious about my visa, but everything went quite smoothly in the end.
The most difficult part was getting a visa without an invitation. In the Italian consulate(领事馆), one must hand in some official paper proving that one has a hotel booked for oneself in order to get the visa. Then we had to solve the ticket problem. Airlines often sell cheap tickets and we bought ours far in advance. The next step was to book a hotel. We finally booked a hotel about thirty km away from the heart of Rome and it was the perfect choice for our trip.
Every day we took a train that carried us to the heart of Rome. Our big house, which was surrounded by the forest, was a rare girl for the fresh air and absolute silence, beautiful views, hospitable (好客的) hosts, comfortable living conditions delighted us to no end. Besides this, we were very lucky that our mistress was Russian. She gave us a lot of advice that was of great use. She told us what transport to choose and where the best places to go. Don’t be afraid to arrange your trip by yourself. It’s not difficult! The
only thing I'll say right now is that we really enjoyed traveling by ourselves. We walked with a map and a guide-book to wherever we wanted and we even met some of our fellow countrymen on the way just two or three times. So, if you're also planning a \"single\" trip, don't forget to take a Russian-Italian phrasebook as people in Italy prefer to speak in their native tongue. 31. Why does the author want to go to Italy again?
A. He had a great time there. B. Italy has a lot of attractions. C. His friend invited him there. D. He didn't stay in Italy long enough.
32. What does the author think was the hardest in preparing for his Italian trip?
A. Buying cheap airline tickets to Italy before the traveling B. Getting a visa without an invitation from the Italian consulate. C. Booking a comfortable hotel on his own in Rome. D. Solving the ticket problem far in advance.
33. In the fourth paragraph the author mainly explains A. the reason why he chose to live in the center of Rome B. the reason why the hotel he booked was the right choice C. what transport they chose to travel in their Italian trip D. the reason why the mistress gave them some advice
34. Which of the following questions has NOT been answered in the passage? A. Why did the author decide to go to Italy for a holiday for the first time? B. Why did the author decide not to follow a travel agency? C. How did the author prepare for his trip? D. What tools did the author use for his traveling? 35. From the text we can know the author
A. enjoys traveling everywhere in the world B. likes being accompanied
by tour guides
C. advises us to arrange trips by ourselves D. met with a lot of his countrymen in Italy C
Driving to a friend's house on a recent evening, I was attracted by the sight of the full moon rising just above my friend’s rooftops. I stopped to watch it for a few moments, thinking about what a pity it was that most city people? Myself included? Usually miss sights like this because we spend most of our lives indoors.
My friend had also seen it. He grew up living in a forest in Europe, and the moon meant a lot to him then. It had touched much of his life.
I know the feeling. Last December I took my seven-year-old daughter to the mountainous jungle of northern India with some friends. We stayed in a forest rest-house with no electricity or running hot water. Our group had campfires outside every night, and indoors when it was too cold outside. The moon grew to its fullest during our trip. Between me and the high mountains lay three or four valleys. Not a light shone in them and not a sound could be heard. It was one of the quietest places I have ever known, a bottomless well of silence. And above me was the full moon, which struck me deeply.
Today our lives are filled with glass, metal, plastic and fibre-glass. We have televisions, cell phones, pagers, electricity, heaters and ovens and air-conditioners, cars, computers.
Struggling through traffic that evening at the end of a tiring day, most of it spent indoors, I thought: before long, I would like to live in a small cottage. There I will grow vegetables and read books and walk in the mountains And perhaps write, but not in anger. I may become an old man there, and wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled and measure out my life in coffee spoons.
But I will be able to walk outside on a cold silent night and touch the moon. 36.The best title for the passage would be______.
A. Touched by the moon B. The pleasures of modern life C. A bottomless well of silence D. Break away from modern life 37. The writer felt sorry for himself because________.
A. there was too many pollution B. he failed to see the fullest moon
C. he didn’t adapt to modern inventions D. there were too accidents on the road
38. What impressed the writer most in the mountainous jungle of northern India?
A. No modern equipment B. Complete silence. C. The nice moonlight D. The high mountains 39. Modern things (Paragraph 4) are mentioned mainly to______.
A. show that the writer likes city life very much B. tell us that people greatly benefit from modern life C. explain that people have less chances to enjoy nature D. show that we can also enjoy nature at home through them 40. The author wrote the passage to_______.
A. express the feeling of returning to nature B. show the love for the moonlight
C. advise modern people to learn to live D. want to communicate longing for modern life
D
I want to talk about a soldier. I saw him yesterday as my husband and I were enjoying a wonderful lunch in the cave-like dining room of an old hotel.
It is hard to imagine being comfortable in a room that probably seats a thousand, but the real magic of the place is its wonderful setting. Every comer is a wood and stone masterpiece, with high glass windows that look out to the huge cliffs (悬崖) of the valley.
A man entered with his family and took a seat. He wasn't in uniform, but he walked with the dignity of a soldier, and a slight limp (瘸). My suspicion was confirmed when he removed his hat and placed it on the table where I could see it. Embroidered (绣) on the cap were the words: \"Iwo Jima Survivor\". As they were waiting for lunch, the others talking happily, this gentleman was stating out of the window. He was content to be left out of the conversation and allowed to take in the wonderful and impressive view of the waterfall.
I watched him, and imagined how much horror he had seen in the war. What losses did he suffer, and how many friends did he lose? What he had witnessed should have given him a good reason to lose faith in the world. Yet this tired soldier was smiling at the sky, at the sun and the roaring of the waterfall. Somehow, after everything, the world was still beautiful to him.
I walked over to him and said, \"Excuse me, sir. I'm sorry to interrupt, but I saw your hat, and I just wanted to say thank you for serving.\"
He looked up at me, surprised, and said proudly, \"You're welcome, and thank you, too.\"
I told him I would go home and tell my children about this experience that I'd met him.
41. The place where the author enjoyed lunch was __ A. only open to people of the upper classes B. once visited by many famous people
C. attractive because of its beautiful surroundings
D. modeled on scenes from American history
42. What confirmed the author’s suspicion that the man was a soldier? A. The words on his cap.
B. The way he sat.
C. His disability. D. The way he walked. 43. What do we learn from the passage?
A. The author at first thought the gentleman was famous. B. The gentleman stood out because of his uniform. C. The gentleman’s family didn’t like to talk with him. D. The gentleman wasn’t expecting the author to thank him. 44. What encouraged the author to talk to the soldier? A. His disability. B. His loneliness.
C. His contribution to his country. D. His bravery to fight in the war.
45. What is the author’s attitude towards the soldier?
A. Admiring. B. Satisfied. Doubtful.
26-30 BADCD 31-35 ABBAC 36—40 ABCCA 41—45 CADCA
A篇答案： 文章第一段提出制服在美国受欢迎的现象，第二段说了一个主要论点——制服的好处，第三段说的是实际 好处，第四段说的是反对的论点——制服的缺点，第五段说的是实际问题：
26．答案是B．第一段第一句yet转折后面就是答案：Hold．．．in regard和respect
C. Sympathetic.
D.
是同义转换：
27．答案是A 答案对应在第二段，People ．．．expect superior quality．．.。认
为穿制服的水平更高。D错在混淆了superior的目标，不是人，而是quality，所以不对：
28．答案是D．在第二段最后，提到制服的主要功能是什么：A是实际的好处，而不是主要功能。
29．答案是C，在第四段。制服的一个主要缺点。 30．答案是文D 章的主题是讨论了制服的优缺点。 B[答案]
本文是一篇游记，讲述了作者和他的朋友自己策划的意大利之行。文章介绍了旅游前的准备工作，如自己取得签证，还有意大利的住宿条件，突出了自己策划意大利之游的优点以及感受。
31．A。 原因判断题。根据第二段 “The trip was not very long but it was still
very impressive. We look forward to going there again!”结合第四段的内容以及最后一段中的“The only thing I’ll say right now is that we really enjoyed traveling by ourselves.”可知，意大利之行他们玩得很尽兴，给他们留下了深刻的印象，所以想再去意大利，因此选A。
32．B。 细节理解题。根据第三段的第一句“The most difficult part was getting
a visa without an invitation.”可知，最难的事情是在没有邀请函的情况下向意大利大使馆申请签证，因此选择B。A、C、D虽然文中都涉及到了，但是都不符合题干。
33．B。 段落大意题。根据第四段对旅馆周围环境、交通情况以及该旅馆的好处的
介绍，可知作者在第四段主要讲对旅馆满意的原因。
34．A。 主旨大意题。文章第一段第二句讲述了他们不愿意随旅行社出游的原因，B
项提到了；文章第二、三两段讲述作者怎么去准备他的出行的，所以Ｃ项提到了；根据最后一段的“We walked with a map and a guide-book to wherever we wanted…”可知Ｄ项提到了。纵观全文，作者并没有提到他
为什么去意大利旅游的原因。
35．C。 推理判断题。根据文章的主要内容，尤其是第一段说不想在旅游团的拥挤
的人群中，也不想错过更多亲近意大利的机会，以及最后一段的“Don’t be afraid to arrange your trip by yourself.”可以推断出应该选择C。其余选项没有依据。
C答案解析
36.A 主旨大意题。文章通过描绘了月亮的美丽，表达了作者对月亮所代表的自然美的敬畏之情，同时美丽的月色也触动了作者的心灵。Touched by the moon（月色动人），借景抒情，以此作为题目简洁明了，点出了文章的主旨。
37.B 细节理解题。由第一段中的…thinking about what a pity it was that most city dwellers people? Myself included? Usually miss sights like this because we spend most of our lives indoors.可知答案为B。
38.C 细节理解题。由第三段最后一句And above me was the full moon, which struck me deeply.可知答案为 C。作者在印度北部旅行时，为月色所动。
39.C 推理判断题。作者列举了一系列现代发明，其目的是说人类在享受这些现代发明所带来的好处的同时，也减少了接触大自然、享受月色的机会，表达了淡淡的惋惜之情。作者在此并无全盘否定现代文明之意，我们应结合上一段，才能较好地把握文章的含义。
40.A 写作意图题。本文作者借描写月色来表现了一种渴望回归自然、寻找闲适生活的愿望。最后
一段作者渴望隐居深山，独坐农舍，在寒冷的静夜，踱步户外，随时看到伸手可及的月亮，touch一语双关，既指在高原地带常可以看到月色，也指作者可以用自己的心灵去触摸月亮，触摸自然。 D答案：
作者和丈夫在一家看起来像洞穴似的饭店用餐时，见到了一位没穿制服但极具军人气质的瘸腿士兵。这名士兵虽然在战争中经历了很多困苦，甚至可能失去了朋友，但是他对这个世界仍然充满着希望。 41. C
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“…but the real magic of the place is its wonderful setting.”可知C正确。
42. A 细节理解题。根据第三段的“My suspicion was confirmed when he removed
his hat and placed it on the table where I could see it. Embroidered on the cap were the words: ‘Iwo Jima Survivor’.”可知，是帽子上的字最终使作者确信他是一名士兵。
43. D 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“He looked up at me, surprised, and said
proudly, ‘You’re welcome, and thank you, too.’”可知他没有想到在这个地方会有人对他表示感谢。
44. C 推理判断题。从作者对那名士兵说的话“…and I just wanted to thank you
for serving.”可知C正确。
45. A 作者态度题。从第五段可以看出，这名战士虽然在战场上失去了很多，但他
仍觉得现实生活还是很美好的，这种心态让作者很赞赏。从最后一段“I told him I would go home and tell my children about this experience that I’d met him.”可知，作者对这名士兵非常敬佩。
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