高考資源網（），您身邊的高考專家高考資源網（），您身邊的高考專家歡迎廣大教師踴躍來稿，稿酬豐厚。歡迎廣大教師踴躍來稿，稿酬豐厚。高考資源網（），您身邊的高考專家歡迎廣大教師踴躍來稿，稿酬豐厚。2010年3月份百題精練（2）英語試題第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AWashingtonIrvingwasAmerican’sfirstmanofletterstobeknowninternationally.HisworkswerereceivedenthusiaticallybothinEnglishandintheUnitedStates.Hewas,infact,oneofthemostsuccessfulwritersofhistimeineithercountry,delightingalargegeneralpublicandatthesametimewinningtheadmirationoffellowwriterslikeScottinBritainandPoeandHawthorneintheUnitedStates.Therespectinwhichhewasheldwaspartlyowingtothemanhimself,withhiswarmfriendliness,hisgoodsense,hispoliteness,hisgayspirits,hisartisticintegrity,andhisloveofboththeOldWorldandtheNew.ThackeraydescribedIrvingas“agentleman,whothoughhimselfborninnoveryhighsurroundings,wasmostfinished,elegant,humorous;sociallytheequalofthemostculturedEuropeans.”InEnglandhewasgrantedanhonorarydegreefromOxford—anunusualhonorforacitizenofayoung,unculturednation—andhereceivedthemedaloftheRoyalSocietyofLiterature;AmericamadehimambassadortoSpain.Irving’sbackgroundprovideslittletoexplainhisliteraryachievements.Agiftedbutdeliberatechild,hehadlittleschooling.Hestudiedlaw,butwithoutenthusiasm,andneverdidpractiseseriously.HewasnotaffectedbyhisstrictPresbyterianhomeenviroment,oftengoingtobothsocialgatheringsandthetheatre.56．ThemainpointofthefirstparagraphisthatWashingtonIrvingwas.A．anAmerica’sfirstmanoflettersB．agreatwriterwhowassuccessfulinhisowncountryandotherpartsoftheworldaswellC．amanwhowontherespectofotherwritersbecauseofhishighsocialstatusD．amanwhowasabletomovefromliteraturetopolitics57．WhatisimpliedbythecommentaboutScott,PoeandHawthorne?A．Irving’sgreatpopularityresultedintheadmirationofScott,PoeandHawthorne.B．MoreAmericansthanBritansadmiredIrving.C．Irving’sworkwasnotonlypopular,butalsoofhighliteraryquality.D．Irving’ssuccesswasattributedtohisfamilybackground.58．WhatcanbesaidaboutIrving’slawcareer?A．Heonlybegantopractiselawlateinlife.B．Hespentverylittletimeworkingasalawyer.C．Heneverpractisedlawalthoughhestudiedit.D．Heworkedasalawyerwithgreatenthusiasm.59．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheeffectofIrving’sPresbyterianbackgroundonhislife?A．Ithadalmostnoeffectonhislife.B．Itpromotedhisinterestinlaw.C．Itencouragedhisloveforliterature.D．Itenabledhimtobecomeasuccessfulwriter.B Timespentinabookshopcanbemostenjoyable,whetheryouareabookloverormerelytheretobuyabookasapresent.Whateverthepersonis,youcansoonbecometotallyunawareofyoursurroundings.Yousoonbecomeconcentratedonsomebooks,andusuallyitisonlymuchlaterthatyourealizeyouhavespentfartoomuchtimethereandmustdashofftokeepsomeforgottenappointment—withoutbuyingabook,ofcourse. Thisopportunitytoescapetherealitiesofeverydaylifeis,Ithink,themainattractionofabookshop.Amusicshopisverylikeabookshop.Youcanwanderroundsuchplacestoyourheart’scontent.Ifitisagoodshop,noassistantwillapproachyouwiththeinevitablegreeting:”CanIhelpyou,sir?”Youneedn’tbuyanythingyoudon’twant.Inabookshop,anassistantshouldremaininthebackgrounduntilyouhavefinishedreadingwithoutanydefiniteplan.Then,andonlythen,arehisservicesnecessary. Youhavetobecarefulnottobeattractedbythevarietyofbooksinabookshop.Itisveryeasytoentertheshoplookingforabookonancientcoinsandtocomeoutcarryingacopyofthelatestbest-sellingnovelandperhapsabookaboutbrass-rubbing—somethingwhichhadonlyvaguely(含糊不清地)interestedyouupuntilthen.Thisvolumeonthesubject,however,happenedtobesowellillustrated(插圖)andthepartofthetextyoureadprovedsointerestingthatyoujusthadtobuyit.Thissortofthingcanbeverydangerous.Apartfromrunningupahugeaccount,youcanwasteagreatdealoftimewanderingfromsectiontosection.Booksellersmustbebothlong-sufferingandtolerant.60．Inagoodbookshop. A．theshopassistantgreetsyouinafriendlyway B．youfeelobligedtobuyoneofthebooks C．yourheartiscontented D．noshopassistantwillapproachyouunlesshisserviceiscalled61．Itisveryunwisetoenterabookshopandbuy. A．abest-sellingnovelonbrass-rubbing B．abookonancientcoins C．abookonthesubjectthatvaguelyinterestsyou D．abookwellillustratedandexpensive62．Accordingtothewriter,thebestwaytoescapetherealitiesofroutinelifeis. A．tohavealongchatwithanassistantinabookshop B．tostayinabookshop,beingabsorbedinreadingbooksofvariouskinds C．tobuyabest-sellingnoveltoread D．towanderaboutinthestreets63．Thebesttitleofthisselectionwouldbe. A．OnBuyingBooks B．BookshopsandAssistants C．BookloversandBookshops D．HowtoEscapetheRealitiesofEverydayLifeinaBookshopC Whatdoyoudoifyouarehitinthemouthandoneofyourteethisknockedout?Adentistmaybeabletoputthetoothbackinforyou,butyouhavetogettothedentistfirstinthemeantime.Youhavetostorethetoothsothatitwillstayhealthy. Thesimplestthingtodoistoputthetoothbackintoyourmouth,oryoucouldputitinmilk.FrondCourts,adentistattheUniversityofFlorida Thecell-culturemediumworkedbesttokeepaknocked-outtoothhealthyoutsidethemouth.However,fewpeoplekeepcell-culturemediumhandyathomeorinschool.Thenextbestthingwasmilk.ButDrCourtssaidthatthebestthingofallwastowashthetoothandputitrightbackintoitssocket(牙槽)inthemouth.Forsomepeople,though,thisisjusttoopainfulorupsetting.Somilkwilldo,untilyougetyourtooth(andyourmouth)toadentist.64．Thispassageismainlyabout. A．howadentistcansaveaknocked-outtooth B．howtokeepaknocked-outtoothhealthy C．howDrCourtsandotherresearchersmadetheirexperiments D．howtoputaknocked-outtoothbackintoitssocket65．DrCourtstested. A．man-madeteeth B．teethdriedintheopenair C．teethpulledforvariousreasons D．teethputbackintheirsockets66．Thebestwaytokeepaknocked-outtoothhealthyoutsidethemouthistostoreit. A．incell-culturemedium B．inmilk C．inwater D．intheopenair67．Milkcanbeusedinsteadofcell-culturemediumtoputaknocked-outtoothinbecause. A．milkworksbettertokeepthetoothhealthy B．milkcauseslesspain C．cell-culturemediumisnotusuallyhandy D．cell-culturemediumismoreexpensive68．“DrCourtssaidthatthebestofallwastowasthetoothandputitrightbackintoitssocketinthemouth.”Inthesentence,thewordbestmeans. A．cheapestandhealthiest B．leastpainfulandcheapest C．quickestandleastpainful D．easiestandhealthiestD Largechangesinalloftheworld’sdeeplycherishedsportinghabitshavebeennoticed.Whetherit’soneofLondon’sparksfullofpeopleplayingsoftball,andRussianstakinguprugby,ortheSuperbowlrivaling(與…競爭)theBritishFootballCupFinalasatelevisedspectatoreventinBritain,thepatternsofplayersandspectatorsarechangingbeyondrecognition.Wearewitnessingaglobalizationofoursportingculture. Thatannualbicyclerace,theTourdeFrance,muchlovedbytheFrench,isagoodcaseinpoint.JustafewyearsbackitwasastrictlycontinentalaffairwithFrance,BelgiumandHolland,SpainandItalytakingpart.ButinrecentyearsithasbeencontrolledbyColombianmountainclimbers,andAmericanandIrishriders. Thepeoplewhoreallymatterwelcomethechangetowardglobalization.Peugeot,MichelinandPanasonicaremulti-nationalcorporationsthatwantworldwidereturnsforthemillionstheyinvest（投資，入股）inteams.Soitdoesthemexactlyaworldofgoodtoseethisunofficialworldchampionshipbecomejustthat. Thisisundoubtedlyaneconomic-basedrevolutionwearewitnessinghere,onemadepossiblebycommunicationstechnology,butmadetohappenbecauseofmarketingconsiderations.SellthegameandyoucansellColaorBudweiseraswell.TheskilfulwayinwhichAmericanfootballhasbeensoldtoEuropeisagoodexampleofhowallsportswilldevelop.Theaimofcourseisnotreallytospreadthesportforitsownsake,buttoincreasethenumberofpeopleinterestedinthemajormoney-makingevents.TheeconomicsoftheSuperbowlarealreadyastronomical(天文的，巨大的).Withaseatat$5,gatereceiptsalonewereashocking$10,000,000.Themostimportantstatisticoftheday,however,wasthe$100,000,000inTVadvertisingfees.Imaginehowmuchthatbecomeswhentheeyesoftheworldarewatching. Soitcameasaterribleshock,butnotreallyasasurprise,tolearnthatsomepeoplearenowsuggestingthatsoccerchangefrombeingagameoftwo45-minutehalves,tooneoffour25-minutequarters.Theideaisunashmedlytocapturemoreadvertisingincome,withoutgivinganythoughtfortheintegrity(整體，完整)ofasportwhichreliesforit’sthemostimportantgualityontheflowingnatureoftheaction. Moreover,assportsexpandintoworldmarkets,andasourchoiceofsportsasconsumersalsogrows,sowewilldemandtoseethemplayatahigherandhigherlevel.Inboxingwehavealreadyseenverymany,dubiousworldtitlecategoriesbecausepeoplewillnotpaytoseeanythinglessthana“WorldTide”fight,andthismeansthatthetitlefightshavetobeheldindifferentcountriesaroundtheworld!69．Aglobalizationofsportingculturemeansthat. A．morepeoplearetakingupsports. B．traditionalsportsaregettingpopular. C．manylocalsportsarebecominginternational D．foreignersaremoreinterestedinlocalsports70．WhichofthefollowingisNOTrelatedtothelargechanges? A．Goodeconomicreturns. B．Revivalofsports C．Communicationstechnology. D．Marketingstrategies.71．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthesuggestiontochangesoccerintooneoffour25-minutequarters? A．Favourable B．Unclear C．Reserved. D．Critical.E Ifyouwanttoteachyourchildrenhowtosaysorry,youmustbegoodatsayingityourself,especiallytoyourownchildren.Buthowyousayitcanbequitetricky. Ifyousaytoyourchildren“I’msorryIgotangrywithyou,but…”whatfollowsthat“but”canpresenttheapologyineffective:”Ihadabadday”or“yournoisewasgivingmeaheadache”leavesthepersonwhohasbeeninjuredfeelingthatheshouldbeapologizingforhisbadbehaviorinexpectinganapology. Anothermethodbywhichpeopleappeartoapologizewithoutactuallydoingsoistosay“I’msorryyou’reupset”;thissuggeststhatyouaresomehowatfaultforallowingyourselftogetupsetbywhattheotherpersonhasdone. Thenthereisthegeneral,allcoveringapology,whichavoidsthenecessityofidentifyingaspecificactthatwasparticularlyhurtfulorinsulting,andwhichthepersonwhoisapologizingshouldpromisenevertodoagain.Saying“I’muselessasaparent”doesnotcommitapersontoanyspecificimprovement. Thesefalseapologiesareusedbypeoplewhobelievesayingsorryshowsweakness.Parentswhowishtoteachtheirchildrentoapologizeshouldseeitasasignofstrength,andthereforenotturntothesefalseapologies. Butevenwhenpresentedwithexamplesofgenuinesorrow,childrenstillneedhelptobecomeawareofthecomplexitiesofsayingsorry.Athree-year-oldchildmightneedhelpinunderstandingthatotherchildrenfeelpainjustashedoes,andthathittingaplaymateovertheheadwithaheavytoyrequiresanapology,Asix