重慶高考英語閱讀模擬題(一)

　　“We covered tsunamis because they can be caused by earthquakes, volcanoes, or landslides,” he added. “I’ve taught this particular course for at least 11 years.”

　　Kearney uses audiovisual(視聽教學的) teaching aids such as interactive whiteboards to exploit geographic information online (his class often visits nationalgeographic.com). Tilly’s class had looked up U.S. websites about tsunami’s early warning systems.

　　“The teacher has a computer on the desk and can project different web pages onto the whiteboard,” Kearney said. “It’s helped make great strides in teaching geography, it really brings it into the classroom.”

　　On December 26,2004, Tilly Smith, ten, saw “bubbles on the water and foam sizzling(發出嘶嘶聲) just like in a frying pan” while walking on Phuket Island beach with her family. Her mind kept going back to the geography lesson Mr. Kearney gave just two weeks before she flew out to Thailand on vacation. She recognized these as the warning signs of a tsunami.

　　She told her parents and alerted the staff of the Marriott Hotel, where they were staying. The beach was evacuated(撤離) just minutes before the killer tsunami struck. It was one of the few on Phuket Island where no one was killed or seriously hut.

　　1. The purpose of the passage is to tell us ______.

　　A. how geography is taught in British schools

　　B. how Tilly Smith used her knowledge to save tourists from tsunami

　　C. why Tilly Smith was named “Child of the Year 2005”

　　D. the relationship between classroom knowledge and its practical use

　　2. Which of the following words can best describe geography teaching in Britain?

　　A. Practical. B. Exciting. C. Audiovisual. D. Interactive.

　　3. The underlined word “it” in paragraph 6 refers to ______.

　　A. web page B. computer C. whiteboard D. geography

　　4. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

　　A. Tilly Smith’s parents and the hotel staff had no knowledge of tsunamis.

　　B. No other beaches on Phuket Island were evacuated before the tsunami struck.

　　C. The warning signs of the tsunami were the same as Tilly Smith had learned.

　　D. Tilly Smith and her family had not left the hotel room before the tsunami struck.

　　重慶高考英語閱讀模擬題答案

　　1. B 主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，文章重點介紹了Tilly Smith如何利用課堂上所學知識拯救游客的。答案為B。

　　2. A 推理判斷題。根據文章所介紹的英國小學的地理教學模式以及Tilly Smith所做的一切可以得出結論：英國的地理教學很實用。

　　3. D 代詞替代題。根據前文“The teacher has a computer on the desk and can project different web pages onto the whiteboard”可知，該句的意思應該是：它(計算機)把地理真實地帶入了課堂。

　　4. C 推理判斷題。從文章倒數第二段的介紹可以得到答案，Tilly Smith正是運用了地理課堂上學到的知識在海嘯中救人。文章倒數第二段中“Her mind kept going back to the geography lesson…”也驗證了這一點。B項與原文信息不符;A、D兩項缺乏信息支持。

　　重慶高考英語閱讀模擬題(二)

　　The German port of Hamburg has been offered $ 10,500 to change its name to “Veggieburg” by animal rights activists who are unhappy about the city’s association with hamburgers. “Hamburg could improve animal welfare and bring kindness to animals by changing its name to Veggieburg,” the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) WROTE IN A LETTER SENT TO Hamburg Mayor Ole von Beust. The German branch of PETA, which has 750,000 members worldwide, said the organization would give Hamburg’s childcare facilities 10,000 euros worth of vegetarian burgers if the city changed its name. But city officials in Hamburg, Germany’s second largest city which traces its roots to the ninth century, were unmoved. “I cannot afford to waste my time with this. I don’t even want to look at nonsense like this,” said Klaus May, a city government spokesman. “But that doesn’t mean we Hamburgers don’t have a sense of humor.” In its letter, PETA said the name Hamburg reminded people of “unhealthy beef patties(肉餅) made of dead cattle”. “Millions of people fall ill each year with deadly illnesses like heart disease, cancer, strokes and diabetes from eating hamburgers,” PETA said in the letter.

　　The original “hamburger steak”, a dish made of ground beef, traveled west with Germans to the United States in the 19th century. The first mention of “hamburgers” appeared on a menu in a New York restaurant in 1834. Some historians trace its beginning to a beef sandwich once popular with sailors in Hamburg. The city’s name “Hamburg” comes from the old Saxon words “ham” (bay) and “burg” (castle). PETA recently made a similar offer to the U.S. town of Hamburg, New York. But their $15,000 bid was refused.

　　1. Why did PETA suggest changing the name “Hamburg”?

　　A. Because the name reminded people of a food made of animal meat.

　　B. Because changing the name can prevent people from eating hamburgers.

　　C. Because it can bring children much food to change the name.

　　D. Because hamburgers cause so many diseases every year.

　　2. What does the new name “Veggieburg” suggest?

　　A. Stopping eating meat.

　　B. Eating vegetables instead of meat.

　　C. It’s better for children to eat vegetables.

　　D. Treating animals better.

　　3. Which of the following statements of the German name “Hamburg” is true?

　　A. The name came from a kind of food.

　　B. The name came from the old German language.

　　C. The name has a long history.

　　D. The name has something to do with sailors.

　　4. What do you think is the result of the suggestion raised by PETA?

　　A. The two cities will have new names.

　　B. The present names of the two cities will last.

　　C. The children in Hamburg will have nothing to eat.

　　D. People won’t eat hamburgers in the future.

　　重慶高考英語閱讀模擬題答案

　　1. A 細節理解題。德國城市漢堡因為與食物漢堡包名字相似，很容易讓人聯想到漢堡包所帶來的負面影響，所以善待動物組織建議更名。

　　2. B 詞義推測題。結合全文，善待動物組織反對用動物肉做的漢堡包，Veggieburg的詞頭與蔬菜(vegetable)相近，意思應該是“用蔬菜做的漢堡包”，即提倡吃蔬菜。本題應用構詞法去推斷詞的含義。

　　3. C 細節理解題。名字可追溯到九世紀，所以歷史久遠，由第9行“which traces its roots to the ninth century”可知答案為C。A、B、D三項表述均錯誤。

　　4. B 綜合判斷題。兩個城市都繼續用現在的名字，因為兩個城市都拒絕了PETA要求更名的提議。文章有兩處信息“But city officials in Hamburg, Germany’s second largest city which traces its roots to the ninth century, were unmoved.”及“But their $ 15,000 bid was refused.”有提示。

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