阳光高考试题库10月100道必做题英语试题及答案

英语试题

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

A

Designed as a gift book or family souvenir, this beautiful hardcover has a traditional connection with Christmas virtues （美德）．Each virtue is discussed in a short article and then followed by four to five all-new heart-touching stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul．Each section ends with a one-page suggestion for how to start your own holiday tradition, from baking cookies to charity ideas, which reflects the spirit of the virtue．

With the amusing description of life and heart-warming tales about cats, each touching story in Chicken Soup for the Cat Lovers' Soul celebrates the special bond we share with our cats．

The Real Dear Friends explores the classic puzzles which every child aged 9-19 faces: friends -- making them, keeping them, fighting with them, losing them, helping them and competing with them．And there are no lectures here; this is the straight talk from teens that young readers love．

This is a book that covers problems for girls only! Chicken Soup for Girls' Soul is a book by girls, for girls, where readers can find encouragement, support and positive advice when facing the challenges of being a pre-teen girl．

The heart-warming stories and photographs in Chicken Soup for the Soul Celebrates Grandmothers celebrate and catch the loving moments spent together with family: the joyful surprise of becoming a grandma, the amazing times when young children teach them lessons about life and living．

56．If you are a pet lover, which book might interest you most? ______．

A．Chicken Soup for the Soul              B．Chicken Soup for the Cat Lovers' Soul

C．The Real Dear Friends                 D．Chicken Soup for Girls' Soul

57．The Real Dear Friends appeals to young readers because it ______．

A．tells the real experience of teenagers

B．has a beautiful hardcover which teens like most

C．covers touching lectures by famous authors

D．gives suggestions on how to defeat their friends

58．The feature of the Chicken Soup for the Soul Celebrates Grandmothers lies in ______．

A．some useful suggestions on traditional cooking

B．encouragement and support from family members

C．some experiences of teens in different regions

D．a perfect combination of warm stories and photos

B

For my grandmother's 70th birthday, my family and I visited South Korea．While there, I was attentive to Korean high schools and students．

I was surprised by how different Korea's public high schools are from America's．Korean high schools can be all-girls, all-boys or co-ed （男女同校的）unlike our standard co-ed high schools．There are three grades: “go 1（10th） ”， “go 2” （1l th） and “go 3” （12th）．“Go”is the first syllable of the word “go-deung –hakkyo”, which, simply translated, is “high school”．

In America, unless you want to go to a private school, you don't have to take an entrance exam．In Korea, however, students must take a test to get in because of the many choices of schools．

Another difference I couldn't help but notice was the students' appearance．With very few exceptions, all wear uniforms．A name tag （标牌）with the student's name, grade and homeroom number must also be worn．Girl's skirts can't be above the upper part of the knee, and it is forbidden to dye （染）your hair or wear accessories （装饰品）except small earrings．There are strict regulations for appearance to achieve neatness, and it seems the only freedom students have is with their choices of hair style, socks and shoes．

The final difference was the setup of the classes．There may be 40 students in a classroom, but the number can be less or even more, depending on the population of the town or city．Although there are many students per classroom, they are very close, which I think is a result of not changing classrooms for different subjects．There are no levels in the subjects and the teachers are the ones who switch classrooms．They just have ten-minute breaks between subjects．In each class, students are ranked by their grades．This causes strict competition, and Korean students do a lot of studying．To help them, all schools have extra study classes after school．One other fact that helped me appreciate living in America is that Koreans have school on Saturdays．Although it's only a half day, I think I speak for most Americans when I say we could never imagine ourselves in school on a Saturday．

Korea's public high schools are clearly different from America's．I had imagined them to be just like our schools, but now I have a clear picture of how different they are．

59．How many main differences are mentioned between Korea's public high school and America’s?

A．3．  B．4．  C．5．  D．6．

60．It seems that the writer  _______ ．

A．is familiar with the education system of high schools in Korea

B．is fond of Korean students' appearance

C．prefers the high school life of America to the one of Korea

D．feels it common to have lessons on weekends

61．What does the underlined word "setup" in paragraph 5 probably mean?

A．Arrangement．  B．Size．  C．Number．  D．Outline．

62．According to the rules, the students of Korea can _______  ．

A．go to different high schools without exams  B．wear any clothes except uniforms at school

C．attend different classes as they likeD．have different hair styles

C

Last week, we explained that the planet Mars has passed “opposition．”It passed a point opposite the Sun．This week, we tell about the planet’s surprising motion（运动）among the stars．

For thousands of years, people have recognized that planets travel among the stars．The planets generally follow the path taken by the Sun through the sky．The Sun’s path is called the ecliptic．The groups of stars along the ecliptic are called the Zodiac．

The motion of the planets can be confusing at times．Everyone knows the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west．But this is caused by the turning motion of the Earth．Planets generally move from west to east．

However, Mars will appear to move backward for about two months this year．This happens because the Earth is overtaking Mars on its way around the Sun．Mars began its backward, or westward, motion on May 11th, It will start moving eastward again on July 19th．

Mars’ apparent motion has been a mystery to astronomers for hundreds of years．Most early theories of the solar system argued that the Sun and planets turned around the Earth．But the sudden westward motion of Mars presented a problem．Why would Mars move west for two months when it nears “opposition”?

In 1543, a Polish church worker named Nicolas Copernicus published a different theory．His theory said the Earth and planets moved around the Sun in perfectly circular orbits．Copernicus’ theory was simpler．But his Sun – centered system still did not explain the observed motion of Mars very well．

Finally, a German mathematician named Johannes Kepler published a complete theory of the motion of the planets in 1619．He had carefully studied the motion of Mars for many years．

Johannes Kepler discovered that the planets do not move in circular orbits around the sun．Instead, they travel in flattened orbits called ellipses．Mars’ elliptical orbit is the cause of its unusual brightening this year and its apparent large size．

During the next several weeks, you can see for yourself why the mysterious motion of Mars has caused so many people to wonder．

63．From the passage we can learn that         ．

A．the sun and planets generally travel westward

B．Kepler studied the orbit of the planets in 1619

C．Copernicus’ theory well explained the motion of Mars

D．the Earth’s turning motion causes the sun to rise in the east

64．On July 19th Mars          ．

A．will pass the “opposition”B．appears to change its direction ag