2012届高考英语实战演练专题阅读理解（106-110）《附详析》
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New archaeological discoveries suggest that trade between Europe and Asia along the Silk Road probably began in some form many centuries earlier than once thought. The findings, coupled with a widening range of scientific and historical research, could add a fascinating new page to the epic of the Silk Road.
The latest and most surprising discovery is pieces of silk found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy from about 1,000 BC ，long before regular traffic on the Silk Road and at least one thousand years before silk was previously thought to be used in Egypt. Other research may extend human activity along this route back even further, perhaps a million years to the migration of human ancestors into eastern Asia.
The official origin of EastWest commerce along the road is usually placed in the late 2nd century BC when an agent of the Chinese Emperor Wudi returned from a dangerous secret mission (使命)across the western desert into the remote high country of Central Asia. The agent, Zhang Qian, travelled as far as Afghanistan and brought back knowledge of even more distant lands such as Persia，Syria and a place known as Lijien, perhaps Rome. Historians have called this one of the most important journeys in ancient times. His journey opened the way for what have been thought to be the first indirect contacts between the ancient world‟s two superpowers, China and Rome. Chinese silk, first traded to central Asian tribes for war horses and to the Parthians of old Persia in exchange for acrobats and ostrich eggs ，was soon finding its way through a network of merchants to the luxury markets of Rome.
But the new discoveries show that Chinese silk was apparently present in the West long before the Han emperor started organized trade over the Silk Road. The research could change thinking about the early history of world trade and provide insights into the mystery of just how and when Europe and the Mediterranean lands first became aware of the glorious culture at the other end of Eurasia.
[语篇解读] 最新的考古学研究表明，古代欧亚大陆之间的主要贸易通道——丝绸之路，其起源可能比我们之前认为的要早许多世纪。
5．The word“coupled” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by________. A. produced B. continued C. doubled D. combined
[解析] 猜测词义题。由第一段第二句的句意“这些发现，综合广泛的、科学的、历史的
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研究可以增添丝绸之路历史新纪元迷人的一页”可以推知答案为D。
[答案] D
6．The silk thread found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy suggests that________. A. Egyptians had probably travelled to China to buy silk B. trade along the Silk Road began earlier than once thought C. historical research often achieves fascinating results D. new light can now be thrown on ancient trading practices
[解析] 推理判断题。由末段首句可以推断出在汉武帝之前就有了丝绸之路的贸易，故B项正确。A项不合常识和事实；C项句意本身没有错误但太宽泛；D项这一事实可以阐明古代贸易实践，不合文意，故排除。
[答案] B
7．Until recently most historians believed that trade along the Silk Road________. A. originated in the 2nd century BC
B. extended human migration into eastern Asia C. began a million years ago D. primarily benefited the Egyptians
[解析] 事实细节题。由第三段首句可知答案为A。 [答案] A
8．Historians have always considered Zhang Qian‟s mission important because they believe________.
A. he brought back knowledge of Rome to the emperor B. he discovered the Silk Road
C. he helped establish EastWest trade D. he travelled as far as Afghanistan
[解析] 推理判断题。由第三段内容可知C正确。 [答案] C
[长难句解读] The research could change thinking about the early history of world trade and provide insights into the mystery of just how and when Europe and the Mediterranean lands first became aware of the glorious culture at the other end of Eurasia.这项研究可能改变人们关于世界贸易早期历史的看法，进一步洞察了对欧洲和地中海地区何时及怎样知道在欧亚大陆的另一端存在着辉煌的文化的奥秘。
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[语篇解读] 我们对电池充电都习以为常，但这里介绍了一种新款充电型电池。它既能被充电又可以为其他电池充电，顾客给予这种电池以高度评价，尤其是其销售服务。
1．How long does it take the battery to charge up an iPhone? A. 15 minutes. B. 30 minutes. C. 1.5 hours. D. 3 hours.
[解析] 事实细节题。从第二段第一句可得出答案。 [答案] A
2．What is special about the battery? A. It is built in an iPhone. B. It is the smallest of its kind. C. It can also be used as a charger. D. It keeps power for about 30 days.
[解析] 推理判断题。从第二段第四句“RichardSolo will charge iPhone to full 1.5 times...”可知该电池同时又是充电器，这是它与众不同之处。
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[答案] C
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[解析] 推理判断题。从顾客评论的第四条中“You must have the fastest processing and shipping in the industry！！”可得出答案。该句中shipping是“运输”的意思。
[答案] C
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B. service D. shopping
[解析] 推理判断题。六条顾客评论中有三条(1、5、6条)中提到了它的优质服务。 [答案] B
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It is true that good writers rewrite and rewrite and then rewrite some more. But in order to work up the desire to rewrite，it is important to learn to like what you write at the early stage.
I am surprised at the number of famous writers I know who say that they so dislike reading their own writing later that they even hate to look over the publishers‟ opinions. One reason we may dislike reading our own work is that we‟re often disappointed that the rich ideas in our minds seem very thin and plain when first written down. Jerry Fodor and Steven Pinker suggest that this fact may be a result of how our minds work.
Different from popular belief, we do not usually think in the words and sentences of ordinary language but in symbols for ideas (known as “mentalese” ) , and writing our ideas down is an act of translation from that symbolic language.But while mentalese contains our thoughts in the form of a complex tapestry (织锦), writing can only be composed one thread at a time. Therefore it should not be surprising that our first attempt at expressing ideas should look so simple. It is only by repeatedly rewriting that we produce new threads and connect them to get closer to the ideas formed in our minds.
When people write as if some strict critics (批评家) are looking over their shoulder, they are so worried about what this critic might say that they get stuck before they even start. Pierre Elbow makes an excellent suggestion to deal with this problem.When writing we should have two different minds. At the first stage, we should see every idea, as well as the words we use to express it, as wonderful and worth putting down. It is only during rewrites that we should examine what we excitedly wrote in the first stage and check for
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weaknesses.
[语篇解读] 作者感到奇怪的是，很多著名的作家不喜欢看自己写的作品。分析原因，其中之一便是，写的时候，头脑里面的构思非常不错，可是一旦写出来以后，却往往发现与本意有很大的不同。
5．What do we learn from the text about those famous writers? A. They often regret writing poor works. B. Some of them write surprisingly much. C. Many of them hate reading their own works. D. They are happy to review the publishers‟ opinions. [解析] 细节理解题。由第二段第一句话可知答案为C。 [答案] C
6．What do people generally believe about the way human minds work? A. People think in words and sentences. B. Human ideas are translated into symbols. C. People think by connecting threads of ideas. D. Human thoughts are expressed through pictures. [解析] 细节理解题。由第三段第一句话可知答案为A。 [答案] A
7．What can we conclude from the text? A. Most people believe we think in symbols. B. Loving our own writing is scientifically reasonable. C. The writers and critics can never reach an agreement. D. Thinking and writing are different stages of mind at work.
[解析] 推理判断题。综观全文可知，思考和写作是大脑工作的不同阶段。 [答案] D
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I was in a rush as always, but this time it was for an important date I just couldn‟ t be late for! I found myself at a checkout counter behind an elderly woman seemingly in no hurry as she paid for her groceries. A PhD student with not a lot of money, I had hurried into the store to pick up some flowers. I was in a huge rush, thinking of my upcoming evening. I did not want to be late for this date.
We were in Boston, a place not always known for small conversation between strangers. The woman stopped unloading her basket and looked up at me. She smiled. It was a nice smile —warm and reassuring — and I returned her_gift_by smiling back. 欢迎广大教师踊跃来稿，稿酬丰厚。 www.ks5u.com
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“Must be a special lady, whoever it is that will be getting those beautiful flowers，” she said.
“Yes, she‟ s special，” I said, and then to my embarrassment, the words kept coming out. “It‟ s only our second date，but somehow I am just having the feeling she‟s„the one‟ ，”Jokingly, I added, “The only problem is that I can‟ t figure out why she‟ d want to date a guy like me.”
“Well, I think she‟s very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is obviously in love with her，” the woman said. “My husband used to bring me flowers every week — even when times were tough and we didn‟ t have much money. Those were incredible days; he was very romantic and — of course — I miss him since he‟ s passed away.”
I paid for my flowers as she was gathering up her groceries. There was no doubt in my mind as I walked up to her. I touched her on the shoulder and said, “You were right, you know. These flowers are indeed for a very special lady.” I handed her the flowers and thanked her for such a nice conversation.
It took her a moment to realize that I was giving her the flowers I had just purchased.“You have a wonderful evening，”I said. I left her with a big smile and my heart warmed as I saw her smelling the beautiful flowers.
I remember being slightly late for my date that night and telling my girlfriend the above story. A couple of years later，when I finally worked up the courage to ask her to marry me，she told me that this story had helped to seal it for her — that was the night that I won her heart.
[语篇解读] 作者赶着去和女朋友约会，在他买花的途中，偶遇一个”微笑”的老妇人，他们进行了一次”真诚”的谈话……
1．Why was the writer in a hurry that day? A. He was to meet his girlfriend. B. He had to go back to school soon. C. He was delayed by an elderly lady. D. He had to pick up some groceries.
[解析] 事实细节题。从全文特别是第一段可知，我们不难发现作者很匆忙的原因是“急着买花，要去赴约(约会女朋友)”，答案应该选A。
[答案] A
2．What does the underlined phrase“her gift” (Paragraph 2) refer to? A. Her words. B. Her smile. C. Her flowers.
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D. Her politeness.
[解析] 词义理解题。从文章第二段中的“She smiled.It was a nice smile—warm and reassuring...”，可知此处的“her gift”，指代上文的smile，所以答案选B。
[答案] B
3．Why did the writer give his flowers to the elderly lady? A. She told him a nice story. B. She allowed him to pay first. C. She gave him encouragement. D. She liked flowers very much.
[解析] 逻辑推理题。从作者和老妇人的谈话可知，老妇人讲述的关于她的丈夫对她的关爱的故事深深地感动了作者，同时也鼓励了作者：送花给女朋友是非常值得做的，而且对他女朋友来说，能收到他送的花是很幸运的。
[答案] C
4．What is the message conveyed in the story? A. Flowers are important for a date. B. Small talk is helpful.
C. Love and kindness are rewarding. D. Elderly people deserve respecting.
[解析] 逻辑推理题。从全文可知，这个故事告诉我们“爱和善心会给人们带来幸福”，所以C项与本文要传递的信息一致。
[答案] C
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We already know the fastest, least expensive way to slow climate change: Use less energy. With a little effort, and not much money, most of us could reduce our energy diets by 25 percent or more — doing the Earth a favor while also helping our wallets.
Not long ago, my wife, PJ, and I tried a new diet — not to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change. Scientists have reported recently that the world is heating up even faster than predicted only a few years ago，and that the consequences could be severe if we don‟ t keep reducing emissions (排放) of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases that are trapping heat in our atmosphere.
We decided to try an experiment.For one month we recorded our personal emissions of CO2. We wanted to see how much we could cut back, so we went on a strict diet. The average US household(家庭) produces about 150 pounds of CO2 a day by doing common
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place things like turning on airconditioning or driving cars. That‟ s more than twice the European average and almost five times the global average, mostly because Americans drive more and have bigger houses. But how much should we try to reduce?
For an answer, I checked with Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth.in his book, he had challenged readers to make deep cuts in personal emissions to keep the world from reaching extremely important tipping_points，such as the melting (融化) of the ice sheets in Greenland or West Antarctica. “To stay below that point, we need to reduce CO2 emissions by 80 percent，” he said.
Good advice, I thought.I‟ d opened our bedroom windows to let in the wind. We‟ d gotten so used to keeping our airconditioning going around the clock.I‟ d almost forgotten the windows even opened.We should not let this happen again. It‟ s time for us to change our habits if necessary.
[语篇解读] 我们已经知道，减缓气候变化最快、最经济的办法就是少用能源。举手之劳，大部分人就能把所耗费的能源减少25%以上，并能减少CO2的排放量——一方面爱护地球，另一方面对自己的钱包也有帮助。那我们何乐而不为呢？
5．Why did the author and his wife try a new diet? A. To take special kinds of food. B. To respond to climate change. C. To lose weight. D. To improve their health.
[解析] 细节理解题。依据文章第二段中的“not to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change”可知，作者这么做的目的是回答一个令人烦恼的气候变化问题。
[答案] B
6．The underlined words “tipping points” most probably refer to “________”． A. freezing points C. melting points
B. burning points
D. boiling points
[解析] 猜测词义题。在他的书中，他要读者大幅减少个人温室气体排放量，以免世界来到“引爆的临界点”，下面给出的例子“such as the melting(融化)of the ice sheets in Greenland or West Antarctica”，可以判断出C项正确。
[答案] C
7．It can be inferred from the passage that________. A. it is necessary to keep the airconditioning on all the time B. it seems possible for every household to cut emissions of CO2
C. the average US household produces about 3,000 pounds of CO2 a month
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D. the average European household produces about 1,000 pounds of CO2 a month [解析] 推理判断题。由第一段和最后一段可知大多数人可以减少能源消耗与温室气体的排放量。故选B。
[答案] B
8．Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? A. Saving Energy Starts at Home B. Changing Our Habits Begins at Work C. Changing Climate Sounds Reasonable D. Reducing Emissions of CO2 Proves Difficult
[解析] 主旨大意题。文章作者通过讲述自己一家人切实有效地减少温室气体排放量的行动，向我们证明了：节约能源从家庭做起，从我做起。故A项正确。
[答案] A
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