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让更多的孩子得到更好的教育地址：北京市西城区新德街20号4层电话：[phone]传真：[phone]第1页共37页2013高考英语精选备考题库系列（含详解）阅读理解（五）LONDON(Reuters)—Quietplease—Britain’sQueenElizabethispreparingtohaveherswanscounted.BuckinghamPalacehasannouncedthattheannualSwanUpping,atraditiondatingbacktothe12thcenturywhichinvolvesacensusoftheswanpopulationontheRiverThames,willbeconductedbytheQueen’sofficialSwanMarkerfromJuly20“WiththeassistanceoftheQueen’sSwanWarden,ProfessorChristopherPerrinsoftheUniversityofOxford,theswansandyoungcygnets(小天鹅)arealsoassessedforanysignsofinjuryordisease，”BuckinghamPalacesaidinannouncingthecount.TheprocessinvolvestheSwanMarker,DavidBarber,rowinguptheThamesforfivedayswiththeSwanWardenintraditionalskiffswhilewearingspecialscarletuniformsandcounting,weighingandmeasuringswansandcygnets.Itmayseemeccentric,butitisveryimportanttotheQueen,Accordingtocustom,Britain’ssovereignownsallunmarked,muteswansinopenwater,buttheQueennowexercisestherightonlyonstretchesoftheThamesanditsnearbytributaries.Inmedievaltimes,theSwanMarkerwouldnotonlytraveluptherivercountingtheswans,butwouldcatchasmanyaspossibleastheyweresoughtfeasts.Thisyear,theSwanMarkerandtheSwanWardenareparticularlykeentodiscoverhowmuchdamageisbeingcausedtoswansandcygnetsbyattacksfromdogsandfromdiscardedfishingtackle(渔具)．ItisalsoanimportantyearbecauseQueenElizabethhasdecidedtojoinherteamofSwanUppersforpartofthecensus.Shewillfollowthemuptheriverandvisitalocalschoolprojectonthewholesubjectofswans,cygnetsandtheThames.“EducationandconservationareessentialtotheroleofSwanUppingandtheinvolvementofschoolchildrenisalwaysarewardingexperience，”BuckinghamPalacesaid.[语篇解读]泰晤士河上每年都要举行一个重要的活动：数天鹅。英国皇室的这一传统已经延续了好几个世纪。1.Inmedievaltimes，________.A.swanswerebetterprotectedthannow让更多的孩子得到更好的教育地址：北京市西城区新德街20号4层电话：[phone]传真：[phone]第2页共37页B.alotofswanswerekilledbydogsC.swanswereadeliciousdishonroyalbanquetsD.commonpeoplecouldcatchtheswans[解析]细节理解题。从文章倒数第四段可知，在中世纪天鹅被捉住，然后成为皇家宴会上的美味。[答案]C2．Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheprocessofcountingtheswans________.A.remainsalmostunchangedinthepastyearsB.involvesalotofroyalmembersC.sometimeslastslongerthanbeforeD.isalwaysguardedbyspecialsoldiers[解析]推理判断题。从文章第四段对数天鹅过程的描述以及参与清点的官员的穿着打扮可知，其过程几乎没有变化，因为这是一项传统活动。[答案]A3．Thisyear,theSwanMarkerandtheSwanWardenmainlywanttofindout________.A.theexactnumberofswansandcygnetsB.howalocalschoolprojectisgoingonC.howmuchdamagetheswansandcygnetssufferD.howeducationandconservationarecarriedoutalongtheThames[解析]细节理解题。从文章倒数第三段内容可知答案为C。[答案]C4．Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Britain’sQueenisconcernedaboutswans.B.Britain’sQueenordersacountofswans.C.AnoldtraditioninBuckinghamPalace.D.QueenElizabethwillcountswansherself.[解析]主旨大意题。文章第一段是本文的主题段，英国女王下令清点泰晤士河上的天鹅的数量。[答案]B5．Theunderlinedword“tributaries”canbebestreplacedby________.A.districtsB.banksC.treesD.branches[解析]词义理解题。根据语境和常识可知，此处是指在泰晤士河及其支流上生活的天鹅。故答案为D。[答案]D[长难句解读]Inmedievaltimes,theSwanMarkerwouldnotonlytraveluptheriver让更多的孩子得到更好的教育地址：北京市西城区新德街20号4层电话：[phone]传真：[phone]第3页共37页countingtheswans,butwouldcatchasmanyaspossibleastheyweresoughtbanquetsandfeasts.在中世纪，负责清点天鹅的人不仅沿河清点天鹅的数量，还会尽可能多地捕捉一些，因为天鹅当时是宴会桌上的美餐。本句是一个并列句，notonly...but(also)．..引导并列句，后面的as引导原因状语从句。Happinessiscontagious,_researchersreportedonThursday.Peoplewiththemostsocialconnections—spouses,friends,neighborsandrelatives—werealsothehappiest,thedatashowed.“Eachadditionalhappypersonmakesyouhappier，”Christakissaid.“ImaginethatIamconnectedtoyouandyouareconnectedtoothersandothersareconnectedtostillothers.Itisthisfabricofhumanity,likeanAmericanpatchquilt.”Eachpersonsitsonadifferenthesepatchesarehappyandunhappypatches.Yourhappinessdependsonwhatisgoingoninthepatcharoundyou，”Christakissaid.“Itisnotjusthappypeopleconnectingwithhappypeople,whichtheydo.Aboveandbeyond,thereisthiscontagiousprocessgoingon.”Andhappinessismorecontagiousthanunhappiness,theydiscovered.“Ifasocialcontactishappy,itincreasesthelikelihoodthatyouarehappyby15percent，”Fowlersaid.“Afriendofafriend,orthefriendofaspouseorasibling(兄弟姐妹),iftheyarehappy,increasesyourchancesby10percent，”headded.Ahappythird—thefriendofafriendofafriend—increasesaperson’schancesofbeinghappyby6percent.“Buteveryextraunhappyfriendincreasesthelikelihoodthatyou’llbeunhappyby7percent，”Fowlersaid.Thefindingisinterestinganditisuseful,too,Fowlersaid.“Amongotherbenefits,happinesshasbeenshowntohaveanimportanteffectonreducedmortality(死亡率),painreduction,andimprovedcardiac(心脏的)function.Sobetterunderstandingofhowhappinessspreadscanhelpuslearnhowtopromoteahealthiersociety，”hesaid.Thestudyalsofitsinwithotherdatasuggestedin1984thathaving$5,000extraincreasedaperson’schancesofbecominghappierbyabout2percent.“Ahappyfriendisworthabout$20,000，”Christakissaid.[语篇解读]美国科学家的一项最新研究成果表明，快乐感可以互相传递。这项研究成果为我们构建更为健康、和谐的社会提供了依据和方法。让更多的孩子得到更好的教育地址：北京市西城区新德街20号4层电话：[phone]传真：[phone]第4页共37页1．Accordingtotheresearch,yourhappiness________.A.hasnothingtodowithyourworkmatesorschoolmatesB.hassomethingtodowithanyonewhohasacloserelationshipwithyouC.dependsonthosewhoareinfavourofyouorareagainstyouD.haslittle