高三备考英语——历高考英语阅读理解真题汇编及详解(历史类)

第1题(2006年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语陕西卷)Forcenturies,theonlyformofwrittencorrespondence(通信)wastheletters,letterswere,andare,sentbysomeformofpostalservice,thehistoryofwhichgoesbackalongway.Indeed,theEgyptiansbegansendinglettersfromabout2000BC,asdidtheChineseathousandyearslater.Ofcourse,modernpostalservicenowaremuchmoredevelopedandfaster,dependingastheydooncarsandplanesfordelivery.Yettheyarestilltooslowforsomepeopletosendurgentdocuments(紧急文件)andletters.Theinventionofthefax(传真)machineincreasedthespeedofdeliveringdocumentsevenmore.Whenyousendafax，youaresendingacopyofapieceofcorrespondencetosomeonebytelephoneservice.Itwasnotuntiltheearly1980sthatsuchaservicewasdevelopedenoughforbusinessestobeabletofaxdocumentstoeachother.Thefaxserviceisstillverymuchinusewhencopiesofdocumentsrequiretobesent,but,asawayoffastcorrespondence,ithasbeenlargelytakentheplaceofbyemail,Emailisusedtodescribemessagessentformonecomputerusertoanother.Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantageswithemails.Ifyousendsomeoneanemail,thenhewillreceiveitextremelyquickly.Normalpostalservicesareratherslowasfarasspeedofdeliveryisconcerned.However,ifyouwritesomethingbyemail,whichyoumightlaterregret,andsenditimmediately,thereisnochanceforsecondthoughts.Atleast,ifyouarepostingaletteryouhavetoaddressandseal(封)theenvelopeandtakeittothepostbox.Thereisplentyoftimetochangeyourmind.Themessageisthinkbeforeyouemail!41.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat__________.A.emailislesspopularthanthefaxserviceB.thepostalservicehasovertheyearsbecomefasterC.thepostalservicehasovertheyearsbecomeslowerD.thefaxservicehasahistoryaslongasthepostalservicedoes42.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_________.A.thefaxservicehadbeenfullydevelopedbythe1980sB.lettershavebeenusedinChinaforabout1,000yearsC.thefaxmachinewasinventedafterthe1980sD.lettershavebeenusedinEgyptforabout2,000years43.Inthelastparagraph,thewritermentionsthinkbeforeyouemailtoshowthat________.A.youmayregretifyoudon’tyourenvelopeB.youmayregretbeforeyousendsomethingbyemailC.you’dbetternotsendyouremailinahurryD.youneedplentyoftimetosendanemail44.Thetextmainlydealwith_________.A.theprogressincorrespondenceB.theadvantageoffaxmachinesC.theadvantageofemailsD.theinventionoffaxmachines答案41．B42．A43．C44．A41．解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第二段第一句“modernpostalservicesnowaremuchdevelopedandfaster”可知选B。42．解析：这是一道推断题。根据“Itwasnotuntiltheearly1980sthatsuchaservicehasdevelopedenough…”可以推断20世纪80年代初fax已经比较发达可以满足商用了，所以选A.43．解析：这是一道细节题。由于email方便高速，可供考虑的时间很短，如果发现问题就来不及了，所以作者建议发送前多想想，选C.44．解析：这是一道主旨题。本文讲述了通讯的发展和由此带来的变化，着重于不同通讯方式的比较和发展过程，而不是单单针对某种方式来讲述。A选项最贴近这一点。第2题(2004年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语全国卷Ⅰ)Sayyouarea17thcenturyconstructionworkerwho’sworkedlongandhardtobuildasplendidtowerforthedeadwifeofyouremperor.Nowsaythattheemperorordersyourfingertipscutoffsoyoucanneverbuildanotherone.Yes,thatistheTajMahal,oneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheworld.Andthetalebehindtheconstructionisjustasimpressive（印象深刻的）asthebuildingitself.First,there’stheemperorofnorthernIndia,ShahJehan,alsocalledtheKingoftheWorld.In1612,ShahJehanmarriedMumtazMahal.Madlyinlove,theyhad14childrenoverthenext20years.Butthensadnesscame.AsMumtazwasabouttogivebirthtochildnumber14,shesaidshehadheardherunbornbabycryout.Itwasasignofdeath.AndasMumtazlaydying,sheaskedJehantobuildalastingmemorial（纪念物）tocelebratetheirlove.WhentheheartbrokenJehanappearedeightdaysafterhiswife’sdeath,hispeoplewereshockedtoseethathiscoal-blackhairhadturnedsnow-white.Puttingawayhissadness,Jehanorderedhiswife’sdyingwishcarriedout.Morethan20000workerslaborednearly22yearstocompletetheconstruction.In1653,JehanplacedMumtaz’sremainsinthecenterunderthebuilding.Andthen,sonnumberfive,Aurangzeb,murderedhisbrothersandtookoverthepowerfromhisagingfather,Jehanlivedtherestofhisdays-eightyears,tobeexact-imprisonednotfarfromtheTajMahal.Jehanwasonlyallowedtoclimbontothetopofhisprisontoseethetimelesstreasurefromadistance.Butneveragainwouldhebeallowedtovisitit－untilhewasburiednexttohiswife.Today25,000peoplevisittheTajMahaleachday.Thoughthereasonforbuildingthetowerwasastrange,sadstory,thosewhoseeitsbreath-takingbeautyareremindedofthehappinessthatinspired（激发……的灵感）itsconstruction.59.Thefirsttwoparagraphswerewrittentoshowthat______.A.theTajMahalisanunusualhistoricbuildingB.ancientIndianemperorswerecruelC.constructionworkersledahardlifeinancientIndiaD.Indiahassomeofthemostfamousbuildingsintheworld60.TheTajMahalwasfirstbuiltas______.A.aprisonB.agifttoMumtazC.amemorialbuildingD.atouristattraction61.WelearnfromthetextthatMumtazprobablydiedin______.A.1626B.1632C.1634D.165362.Theunderlinedword“happiness”inthelastsentencerefersto______.A.themarriedhappinessoftheemperorandhiswifeB.thegreatpleasureJehanoncefoundinexercisinghispowerC.thehappinessJehanfeltoncompletingtheTajMahalD.thepleasuretouristsexperiencewhenvisitingtheTajMahal答案59.A60.C61.B62.A第3题(2004年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语上海卷)HolidayInnsandMcDonald’s,bothsawunmatchedgrowthinthe1960s.Theirgrowthopenedanotherdirectbusinessoperation—franchising（特许经营）.Theseoperationshavethesamegeneralpattern.Thefranchisor,theparentcompany,firstestablishesasuccessfulretail（零售）business.Asitexp