高考英语阅读理解真题

高考英语阅读理解真题.txt1998—2008年高考英语阅读理解真是汇编及详解（文化类）第1题2007年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语（湖南卷）CPhotosthatyoumighthavefounddownthebackofyoursofaarenowbigbusiness!In2005,theAmericanartistRichardPrince’sphotographofaphotograph,Untitled(Cowboy）,wassoldfor$1,248,000.Princeiscertainlynottheonlycontemporaryartisttohaveworkedwithso-called“foundphotographs”—aloosetermgiventoeverythingfromdiscarded(丢弃的）printsdiscoveredinajunkshoptooldadvertisementsoramateurphotographsfromastranger’sfamilyalbum.TheGermanartistJoachimSchmid,whobelieves“basicallyeverythingisworthlookingat”,hasgathereddiscardedphotographs,postcardsandnewspaperimagessince1982.Inhison-goingproject,Archiv,hegroupsphotographsoffamilylifeaccordingtothemes:peoplewithdogs;teams;newcars;dinnerwiththefamily;andsoon.LikeSchmid,theeditorsofseveralself-publishedartmagazinesalsochampion(捍卫）foundphotographs.Oneofthem,calledsimplyFound,wasbornonesnowynightinChicago,whenDavyRothbardreturnedtohiscartofindunderhiswiper(雨刷）anangrynoteintendedforsomeelse:“Why’syourcarHEREatHERplace?”ThenotebecamethestartingpointforRothbard’saddictivepublication,whichfeaturesfoundphotographssentinbyreaders,suchaposterdiscoveredinourdrawer.Thewholefound-photographphenomenonhasraisedsomequestions.Perhapsoneofthemostdifficultis:cantheseimagesreallybeconsideredasart?Andifso,whoseart?Yetfoundphotographsproducedbyartists,suchRichardPrince,mayridinghishorsehurriedlytomeetsomeone?OrhowdidPrincecreatethisphotograph?It’sanyone’sguess.Inaddition,asweimaginetheback-storytothepeopleinthefoundphotographsartists,likeSchmid,havecollated(整理）,wealsoturntowardourownphotographicalbums.Whyismemorysoimportanttous?Whydoweallseektofreezeintimethefacesofourchildren,ourparents,ourlovers,andourselves?Willtheymeananythingtoanyoneafterwe’vegone?64.Thefirstparagraphofthepassageisusedto_________.A.remindreadersoffoundphotographsB.advisereadertostartanewkindofbusinessC.askreaderstofindphotographsbehindsofaD.showreadersthevalueoffoundphotographs65.Accordingtothepassage,JoachimSchmid_________.A.isfondofcollectingfamilylifephotographsB.foundacomplainingnotunderhiscarwiperC.isworkingforseveralself-publishedmagazinesD.wonderedattheartisticnatureoffoundphotographs66.Theunderlinedword“them”inPara4refersto__________.A.thereadersB.theeditorsC.thefoundphotographsD.theself-publishedmagazines67.ByaskingaseriesofquestionsinPara5,theauthormainlyintendstoindicatethat________.A.memoryofthepastisveryimportanttopeopleB.foundphotographsallowpeopletothinkfreelyC.theback-storyoffoundphotographsispuzzlingD.therealvalueoffoundphotographsisquestionable68.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsfoundphotographscanbedescribedas_________.A.criticalB.doubtfulC.optimisticD.satisfied答案64.D65.A66.D67.B68.C64.解析:这是一道推断题。根据第一段RichardPrince的一张照片拍出了很高的价钱。说明回收的图片还是非常值钱的。65.解析:这是一道推断题。根据第三段的“hegroupsphotographsoffamilylifeaccordingtothemes:”可知JoachimSchmid搜集家庭照片。66.解析:这是一道指代题。根据后面的“calledsimplyFound,wasbornonesnowynightinChicago,”可知Found是一个杂志的名字,them指代的是自己发行的杂志。67.解析:这是一道推断题。从这几个问题中可以发行搜集到的别人废弃的照片带来了很多疑问,给人很多想象的空间。68.解析:这是一道归纳题。从文中的第一句就可以看出搜集沙发后的旧照片是个大生意,说明作者对搜集废照片还是乐观的。第2题2007年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语（江西卷）(C）AsaprofessoratalargeAmericanuniversity,thereisaphrasethatIhearoftenfromstudents:“I’monlya1050.”TheunluckystudentsarespeakingofthescoreontheScholasticAptitudeTest(SAT）,whichisusedtodeterminewhethertheywillbeadmittedtothecollegeoruniversityoftheirchoice,orevenhaveachancetogetahighereducationatall.TheSATscore,whetheritis800,1100or1550,hasbecomesthefocusatthistimeoftheirlife.Itisobviousthatifstudentsvaluehighlytheirtestscores,thenagreatamountoftheirself-respectisputinthenumber.Studentswhoperformpoorlyontheexamareleftfeelingthatitisallover.Thelowtestscore,theythink,willmakeitimpossibleforthemtogetintoagoodcollege.Andwithoutadegreefromaprestigiousuniversity,theyfearthatmanyoflife’sdoorswillremainforeverclosed.Accordingtoastudydoneinthe1990s,theSATisonlyareliableindicatorofastudent’sfutureperformanceinmostcases.Interestingly,itbecomesmuchmoreaccuratewhenitissettogetherwithotherindicators——likeastudent’shighschoolgrades.EvenifstandardizedtestsliketheSATcouldshowastudent’sacademicproficiency（学业水平）,theywillneverbeabletotestthingslikeconfidence,effortsandwillpower,andareunabletogiveusthefullpictureofastudent’spotentialities（潜力）.ThisisnottosuggestthatweshouldstopusingSATscoresinourcollegeadmissionprocess.TheSATisanexcellenttestinmanyways,andthescoreisstillausefulmeansoftestingstudents.However,itshouldbeonlyoneofmanymethodsused.64.ThepurposeoftheSATistoteststudents’.A.strongwillB.academicabilityC.fullpotentialitiesD.confidenceinschoolwork65.Students’self-respectisinfluencedbytheir.A.scoresintheSATB.achievementsinmathematicC.jobopportunitiesD.moneyspentoneducation66.“Aprestigiousuniversity”ismostprobablyA.afamousuniversityB.atechnicaluniversityC.atraditionaluniversityD.anexpensiveuniversity67.Thispassageismainlyabout.A.howtopreparefortheSATB.stresscausedbytheSATC.AmericanhighereducationD.theSATanditseffects答案64.B65.A66.A67.D64.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第一段中的“whichisusedtodeterminewhethertheywillbeadmittedtothecollegeoruniver