1、2007年广东高考英语阅读AHowshouldoneinvestasumofmoneyintheseclaysofinflation(通货膨胀)?Leftinabankitwillhardlykeepitsvalue,howeverhightheinterestrate.Onlyabraveman,oraveryrichone,darestobuyandsellontheStockMarket.Todayitseemsthatoneofthebestwaystoprotectyoursavings,andevenincreaseyourwealthistobuybeautifulobjects
2、fromthepast.HereIamgoingtooffersomeadviceoncollectingantiqueclocks,whichIpersonallyconsiderareamongthemostinterestingofantiques.Isometimeswonderwhatabeingfromanotherplanetmightreportbackaboutourwayoflife.“TheplanetEarthisruledbyamysteriouscreaturethatsitsorstandsinaroomandmakesastrangetickingsound.I
3、thasafacewithtwelveblackmarksandtwohands.Mencandonothingwithoutitspermission,anditfastensitsyoungroundpeopleswristssothateverywheremengotheyarestillunderitscontrol.ThiscreatureistherealmasterofEarthandmenareitsslaves.“Whetherornotweareslavesoftimetodaydependsonourcultureandpersonality,butitisbelieve
4、dthatmanyyearsagokingskeptspecialslavestotellthetime.Certainmenwereverycleveratmeasuringthetimeofclayaccordingtothebeatingoftheirownhearts.Theyweremadetostandinafixedplaceandeveryhourorsowouldshouttiretime.Soitseemsthatthefirstclockswerehumanbeings.However,menquicklyfoundmoreconvenientandreliableway
5、softellingthetime.Theylearnedtousetheshadowscastbythesun.Theymarkedthehoursoncandles,usedsandinhour-glasses,andinventedwater-clocks.Indeed,anyseriousstudentofantiqueshouldspendasmuchtimeaspossiblevisitingpalaces,statelyhomesandmuseumstoseesomeofthefinestexamplesofclocksfromthepast.Antiqueclockscould
6、beveryexpensive,butoneofthejoysofcollectingclocksisthatitisstillpossibletofindquitecheaponesforyourownhome.Afterall,ifyouaregoingtoberuledbytime,whynotinvestinairantiqueclockandperhapsmakeafutureprofit?【解题导读】：夹叙夹议。这个一篇关于理财的文章，普遍而言学生对这个话题比较生疏。作者建议通 货膨胀时通过购买过去的美物精品作为投资增大财富。文章中间主要讲述了历史上人们怎样来measurethet
7、ime来说明人类与时间的关系，强调了收藏钟表的价值。41.Accordingtothepassage,collectingantiqueclocks_.A. canhardlykeepthevalueofyoursavingsB. willcostmuchofyoursavingsC. mayincreaseyourwealthD. needsyourbravery【答案】：C【解析】：事实细节题。根据第一段中的“Todayitseemsthatoneofthebestwaysto protect your savings and even increase your wealth is to
8、 buy beautiful objectsfrom the past. Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks,which I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques.”可判断出收藏古代的钟表可以使你的钱保值或甚至增加财富。A项意思刚好和C项相反，而BD两项在文章中并没有提到。42.Byquoting(引用)theremarkofabeingfromanotherplanet,theauthorintendsto_.
9、A.suggesthumanbeingsarecontrolledbyaclockB.describewhyclockscanruletheplanetEarthC.tellreaderswhatclockslooklikeD.comparechickstohumanbeings【答案】：A【解析】：事实细节题，要通过细节推断作者的观点。根据第二段中的“Men can donothing without its permission, and it fastens its young peoples wrists so thateverywheremengotheyarestillunderi
10、tscontrol.ThiscreatureistherealmasterofEarth andmen areitsslaves.”说明了人类无论做什么事都需要时间的允许，可判断出作者暗示人类使钟表的控制。it指的是钟表。43.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasawaytomeasurethetime?A.Countingthebeatingofonesownheart.B.Makinguseofcandles,sandandwater.C.Observingshadowscastbythesun.D.Keepingslavesbusydayandnight
11、.【答案】：D【解析】：细节判断题。第三段中的“Certainmenwereverycleveratmeasuringthetime of day according to the beating of their own hearts.”和第四段中的“Theylearnedtousetheshadowscastbythesun.Theymarkedthehoursoncandles,usedsandinhour-glasses,andinventedwater-clocks.”可判断出人们曾经通过数自己的心跳、使用蜡烛、沙子和水和观察太阳的阴影来计算时间；只是提到kept special s
12、laves to tellthetime，但没有讲使奴隶整日整夜地忙碌，所以选项D是错误的。44.Theunderlinedphrasestatelyhomesinparagraph4meansA. state-ownedhousesB. housesinverygoodconditionC. grandhousesopentothepublicD. houseswherestatesmenmeetregularly【答案】：C【解析】：猜测词义题。根据这句话中的palaces和museums可判断出statelyhomes应该是指一些可以让这些钟表古董收藏者参观的地方，指的是向公众开放的巨大
13、的房子。而A、B、D所指的房子没有这方面的意思。45.ThepurposeofthepassageisA.tointroducethecultureofantiqueclocksB.tooffersomeadviceoncollectingantiqueclocksC.tocomparedifferentwaystomakeafutureprofitD.toexplainconvenientandreliablewaysoftellingtime【答案】：B【解析】：主旨大意题。这篇短文的第一段说明收藏古代的钟表可以致富。在最后一段，作者又对收藏古代的钟表的问题进行了讨论，最后以“After
14、all, if you are going to beruledbytime,whynotinvestinanantiqueclockandperhapsmakeafutureprofit?”结束，说明这篇短文的目的是对收藏古代的钟表提供一些建议。2008年广东高考英语阅读AAParentsandkidstodaydressalike,listentothesamemusic,andarefriends.Isthisagoodthing?Sometimes,whenMr.Ballmerandhis16-year-olddaughter,Elizabeth,listentorockmusicto
15、getherandtalkaboutinterestsbothenjoy,suchaspopculture,heremembershismoredistantrelationshipwithhisparentswhenhewasateenager.“Iwouldneverhavesaidtomymom,Hey,thenewWeezeralbumisreallygreat.Howdoyoulikeit?”saysBallmer.“Therewasjustacompletegapintaste.”Music wasnotthe onlygulf. From clothingandhairstyle
16、sto activities andexpectations,earliergenerationsofparentsandchildrenoftenappearedtomoveinseparateorbits.Today,thegenerationgaphasnotdisappeared,butitisgettingnarrowinmanyfamilies.Conversationsonsubjectssuchassexanddrugswouldnothavetakenplaceagenerationago.Nowtheyarecomfortableandcommon.Andparentchi
17、ldactivities,fromshoppingtosports,involveafeelingoftrustandfriendshipthatcancontinueint0adulthood.Nowondergreetingcardstodaycarrythemessage,“Tomymother,mybestfriend.”Butfamily experts warnthatthenewequalitycanalsoresult inless respectfor parents.“Theresstillalotofstrictnessandauthorityonthepartofpar
18、entsoutthere,butthereisachangehappening,”saysKerrie,apsychologyprofessoratLebanonValleyCollege.“Inthemiddleofthatchange,thereisalotofconfusionamongparents.”Familyresearchersofferavarietyofreasonsfortheseevolvingrolesandattitudes.Theyseethe1960sasaturningpoint.Greatculturalchangesledtomoreopencommuni
19、cationandamoredemocraticprocessthatencourageseveryonetohaveasay.“Myparentswereonthebeforesideofthatchange,buttodaysparents,the40-year-olds,wereontheafterside,”explainsMr.Ballmer.“Itsnotsomethingeasilyaccomplishedbyparentsthesedays,becauselifeismoredifficulttounderstandordealwith,butsharinginterestsd
20、oesmakeitmorefuntobeaparentnow.”【解题导读】：本文主要是讲述了父母与子女之间的关系从以前的distant变成了现在enjoythesame interests的变化，并对这些关系进行讨论。41.TheunderlinedwordgulfinPara.3mostprobablymeans_.A.interestB.distanceC.differenceD.separation【答案】：C【解析】：猜测词义题。由第一段得出Mr Ballmer和女儿之间的有很多共同爱好，让他想起了与父母之间的“more distant relationship”， 以及第二段中Th
21、ere was just acomplete gap in taste”可预测到文章讲的是generation gap的问题。再从separateorbits中得出意思：上几代的父母与他们的小孩不只是在音乐爱好方面有“差异”，而且有从发型、衣着，到活动、期望等各方面，都有很大的差异。42.Whichofthefollowingshowsthatthegenerationgapisdisappearing?A.Parentshelptheirchildrendevelopinterestsinmoreactivities.B.Parentsputmoretrustintheirchildrens
22、abilities.C.Parentsandchildrentalkmoreaboutsexanddrugs.D.Parentssharemoreinterestswiththeirchildren.【答案】：D【解析】推理判断题。在审题时要注意问题的表述：isdisappearing, 与第四段中的“itisgettingnarrowinmanyfamilies。”意思相符。由第1段首句dressalike,listentothesame music, ”、”listen to rock music together and talk about interests bothenjoy”和第
23、四段中ago与now的两种情况的对比等可知，父母与孩子有更多的共同兴趣，表明代沟在渐渐消失。43.Thechangeintodaysparent-childrelationshipis_.A.moreconfusionamongparentsB.newequalitybetweenparentsandchildrenC.1essrespectforparentsfromchildrenD.morestrictnessandauthorityonthepartofparents【答案】：B【解析】事实细节题。第6段第1句中的thenewequality就是上文所说的父母与孩子关系的变化中出现新的
24、平等关系，而family expert只是“warn”这样的平等关系可能会导致lessrespectforparents，并不是已经存在的事实，从而否定C；从“Inthemiddleofthatchange,thereisalotofconfusionamongparents.” 以及“Theresstillalotofstrictnessandauthorityonthepartofparentsoutthere”两句中并没有和以前的情况比较，不能说more，从而否定A、D。44.Bysaying“todaysparents,the40-year-olds,wereontheaftersid
25、e.”theauthormeansthattodaysparents_.A.followthetrendofthechangeB.cansetalimittothechangeC.failtotakethechangeseriouslyD.havelittledifficultyadjustingtothechange【答案】：A【解析】：事实细节题。从第一段Mr.Ballmer的话“moredistantrelationship”和第二段“Therewasjustacompletegapintaste”，以及第六段“Myparentswereonthebefore side of that
26、change”判断出他与父母之间的关系时旧式的亲子关系，属于beforeside。从上一段“Theyseethe1960sasaturningpoint.”可知，todaysparents就是60年代后的父母，属于他们与孩子有更多的交流，更加民主，他们应当是顺应这种变化趋势的,属于afterside。45.Thepurposeofthepassageisto_.A.describethedifficultiestodaysparentshavemetwithB.discussthedevelopmentoftheparentchildrelationshipC.suggestthewaysto
27、handletheparentchildrelationshipD.comparetodaysparentchildrelationshipwiththatinthepast【答案】：D【解析】主旨大意题。由全文内容多处对新旧的亲子关系进行了比较，但文章目的不只是仅仅的比较，这些比较是为了说明他们之间的不断发展变化，特别是由thegenerationgaphasnotdisappeared,butitisgettingnarrow等关键词句，进行时就是一个过程，而且文章还引用了一些专家对这个话题的观点，来讨论父母与孩子之间的关系的发展过程。2009年广东高考英语阅读ALisawasrunnin
28、glate.Lisa，25，hadalottodoatwork，plusvisitorsontheway:herparentswerecominginforThanksgivingfromherhometown.Butasshehurrieddownthesubwaystairs，shestartedtofeeluncomfortablywarn.Bythetimeshegottotheplatform，Lisafeltweakandtired-maybeithadntbeenagoodideatogivebloodthenightbefore，shethought.Sherestedhers
29、elfagainstapostclosetothetracks.Severalyardsaway，Frank，43，andhisgirlfriend，Jennifer，foundaspotclosetowherethefrontofthetrainwouldstop.Theyweredeepindiscussionaboutahousetheywerethinkingofbuying.Butwhenheheardthescream，followedbysomeoneyelling，“Oh，myGod，shefellin!”Frankdidnthesitate.Hejumpeddowntothe
30、tracksandransome40feettowardthebodylyingontherails.“No!Notyou!”hisgirlfriendscreamedafterhim.Shewasrighttobealarmed.BythetimeFrankreachedLisa，hecouldfeelthetracksshakingandseethelightcoming.Thetrainwasabout20secondsfromthestation.Itwashardtolifther.Shewasjustout.Buthemanagedtoraiseherthefourfeettoth
31、eplatformsothatbystanderscouldholdherbythearmsanddragherawayfromtheedge.ThatwaswhereLisabrieflyregainedconsciousness，feltherselfbeingpulledalongtheground，andsawsomeoneelseholdingherpurse.Lisathoughtshedbeenrobbed.Awomanheldherhandandamangavehisshirttohelpstopthebloodpouringfromherhead.Andshetriedtot
32、alkbutshecouldnt，andthatwaswhensherealizedhowmuchpainshewasin.Policeandfireofficialssoonarrived，andFranktoldthestorytoanofficer.Jennifersaidherboyfriendwascalmontheir40-minutetrainridedowntownjustashehadbeensecondsaftertherescue，whichmadeherthinkaboutherreactionatthetime.“Isawthetraincomingand1wasth
33、inkinghewasgoingtodie，”sheexplained.解题导读:本文是一篇记叙文，主要是讲述了一位英勇的男人在地铁救一个晕倒的女人故事。41.WhatwasthemostprobablecauseforLisasweakness?A.Shehadrunalongway.B.Shefelthotinthesubway.C.Shehaddonea1otofwork.D.Shehaddonatedbloodthenightbefore.【答案】D。【解析】事实细节题。由第一段倒数第二句Lisa felt weak and tiredmaybe ithadntbeen agoodid
34、eatogivebloodthenightbefore可知。42.WhydidJennifertrytostopherboyfriend?A.Becausetheywouldmisstheirtrain.B.Becausehedidntseethetraincoming.C.BecauseshewassureLisawashardtolift.D.Becauseshewasafraidthetrainwouldkillhim.【答案】D【解析】推理判断题。由文章第三段“hewasrighttobealarmed.BythetimeFrankreached Lisa，he could feel
35、the tracks shaking and see the light coming. The trainwas about 20 seconds from the station.”和文章最后一段最后一句I saw the traincomingandIwasthinkinghewasgoing todie暗示可知男子冲去救人的时候火车很快到达，此时救人是很危险的。43.HowdidFranksaveLisa?A.Byliftinghertotheplatform.B.Byhelpingherrisetoherfeet.C.Bypullingheralongtheground.D.Bydr
36、aggingherawayfromtheedge.43. 【答案】A。【解析】事实细节题。由倒数第三段Buthemanaged toraise herthe four feet tothe platform so that bystanders could hold her bythe arms” 中raise和life是同义词可知。容易错选B，从下文“That was where Lisa briefly regained consciousness”我们知道这位晕倒的女士是被救上来月台时才恢复知觉的，所以在此之前是不可能有主动的动作，helpher两词判断出B不正确。44.WhendidL
37、isabecomeconsciousagain?A.Whenthetrainwasleaving.B.Aftershewasbackontheplatform.C.Afterthepoliceandfireofficialscame.D.Whenamanwascleaningthebloodfromherhead.【答案】B。【解析】事实细节题。由倒数第三段的Itwashardtolift her.Shewasjust out.Buthemanagedtoraiseherthefourfeettotheplatformsothatbystanderscouldholdher by the ar
38、ms and drag her away from the edge. That was where Lisa brieflyregainedconsciousness可知。45.Thepassageisintendedto_A.warnusofthedangerinthesubwayB.showUShowtosavepeopleinthesubwayC.tellusaboutasubwayrescueD.reportatrafficaccident【答案】C。【解析】主旨大意题。本文只是告诉我们一个在地铁救人的一个事实。2010年广东高考英语阅读AWhenIwasgrowingupinAme
39、rica,IwasashamedofmymothersChineseEnglish.Becauseofher English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and atrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,didnotgivehergoodservice,pretendednottounderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.MymotherhasrealizedthelimitationsofherE
40、nglishaswell.WhenIwasfifteen,sheusedtohavemecallpeopleonphonetopretendIwasshe.Iwasforcedtoaskforinformationoreventoyellatpeoplewhohadbeenrudetoher.OnetimeIhadtocallherstockbroker(股票经纪人).Isaidinanadolescentvoicethatwasnotveryconvincing,“ThisisMrs.Tan.”Andmymotherwasstandingbesideme,whisperingloudly,“
41、Whyhedontsendmecheekalreadytwoweeklone.”Andthen,inperfectEnglishIsaid:“Imgettingratherconcerned.Youagreedtosendthechecktwoweeksago,butithasntarrived.”Thenshetalkedmoreloudly.“Whathewant?IcometoNewYorktellhimfrontofhisboss.”AndsoIturnedtothestockbrokeragain,“Icanttolerateanymoreexcuse.IfIdontreceivet
42、hecheckimmediately,IamgoingtohavetospeaktoyourmanagerwhenIaminNewYorknextweek.”ThenextweekweendedupinNewYork.WhileIwassittingtherered-faced,mymother,therealMrs.Tan,wasshoutingtohisbossinherbrokenEnglish.When I was a teenager, my mothers broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see itdifferently.Tom
43、e,mymothersEnglishisperfectlyclear,perfectlynatural.Itismymothertongue.Herlanguage,asIhearit,isvivid,direct,andfullofobservationandwisdom.ItwasthelanguagethathelpedshapethewayIsawthings,expressedideas,andmadesenseoftheworld.解题导读:本文是夹叙夹议的文章, 属于“家庭、朋友与周围的人”与“个人情感”的话题。主要讲述的是作者母亲的brokenEnglish给母亲在日常生活中受
44、到不公平的待遇以及作者对母亲的英语由 ashamed，embarrassed变成 clear,natural,vivid,fullofobservationandwisdom等的态度转变。41.Whywastheauthorsmotherpoorlyserved?A.ShewasunabletospeakgoodEnglish.B.Shewasoftenmisunderstood.C.Shewasnotclearlyheard.D.Shewasnotverypolite.【答案】：A【解析】：事实细节题。由文中Because of herEnglish, she was often treat
45、ed unfairly.可知。由文中：pretendnottounderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydonothearher.就知道其他人只是假装听不懂或听不见她妈妈的话，否定BC。而D在文章中并没有提到。42.FromParagraph2,weknowthattheauthorwas .A.goodapretendingB.rudetothestockbrokerC.readytohelphermotherD.unwillingtophoneforhermother【答案】：D【解析】：事实细节题。由文中 “Iwasforcedtoaskforinformatio
46、noreventoyellatpeople who had been rude to her”中的was forced 得知作者不愿意帮她妈妈打类似的电话。43.Aftertheauthormadethephonecall, .A.theyforgavethestockbrokerB.theyfailedtogetthecheckC.theywenttoNewYorkimmediatelyD.theyspoketotheirbossatonce【答案】：B【解析】：推理判断题。由文中 “IfIdontreceivethecheckimmediately,Iamgoingto have to s
47、peak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”和 “ThenextweekweendedupinNewYork.WhileIwassittingtherered-faced,mymother,the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English” 可推断出她们电话投诉后并没有收到cheek来到了thestockbroker 的boss那里，加上用了shouting一次来描写她妈妈当时的语气，就能更加确定答案。44.Whatdoestheauthorthin
48、kofhermothersEnglishnow?A.Itconfusesher.B.Itembarrassesher.C.Ithelpsherunderstandtheworld.D.Ithelpshertoleraterudepeople.【答案】：C【解析】：推理判断题。由文中最后一段Butnow,Iseeitdifferently.Tome, -andmadesense oftheworld.得知作者对他母亲的brokenEnglish的态度转变。审题时要注意题目中的now。45.WecaninterfromthepassagethatChineseEnglish .A.isclearandnaturaltonon-nativespeakersB.isvividanddirecttonon-nativespeakersC.hasaverybadreputationinAmericaD.maybringinconvenienceinAmerica答案：D【解析】：推理判断题。由文中作者母亲的经历可以推测出。AB两项主要是tonon-nativespeakers不正确，文章最后一段是表面作者对她母亲的英语的看法，不代表这种情况适合其他的non-nativespeakers.C 项在文中并没有说明。
