高考英语阅读理解翻译

2010山东高考英语阅读理解翻译Christopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. Diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病), Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness, and even death. And if that weren't bad enough, he had no health insurance.

After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back. He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar, and created https://www.360docs.net/doc/e48570628.html,, a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones—a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources.

Jason Swencki’s son, Kody, was diagnosed with type diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online children's forums(论坛) together most evenings. "Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over," says Swencki, one of the site's volunteers. "They know what he's going through, so he doesn't feel alone." Kody is anything but alone: Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases. And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages.

These days, Thomas's main focus is his charity（慈善机构）, Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people—225 to date—who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses. https://www.360docs.net/doc/e48570628.html, has raised about $23,000—in products and in cash. In May, Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean.

Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables. "Of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure," says Bentley Gubar, one of Rockstar's original members. "But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now."

克里斯托弗托马斯，现年27岁，他白天是一名教师，晚上是一名作家，他发现他总是很累，并且瘦了很多。他被诊断出患有糖尿病，一天需要注射三次胰岛素来维持生命，否则，他有可能失明，甚至死亡。最糟糕的是，他没有医疗保险。

经过一个月的感觉不适，托马斯决定最好找到一个方法来反击。他离开广州，纽约密歇根，找到了一份工作，他称自己为糖尿病的Rockstar，并创办了网站https://www.360docs.net/doc/e48570628.html,，一个免费的在线社区，这是一个超过1100人分享个人故事，信息，资源的地方。

贾森的儿子，科迪，被诊断为六个类型的糖尿病。父亲和儿子经常在晚上一起访问儿童论坛。科迪变得非常激动，写给全国各地的孩子，Swencki，该网站的志愿者之一。他们知道他的经历，所以他并不孤独。糖尿病是目前第七届在美国死亡的首要原因与诊断2400万例。而更多的人被诊断为更小的年龄。

这些天，托马斯的主要焦点是他的慈善事业（慈善机构），为之奋斗，它提供药品和用品给那些谁买不起糖尿病药的人。他提出了约23,000元，在产品和现金。今年5月，托马斯将在加勒比地区的第一个年度糖尿病的Rockstar节。

尽管有22名志愿者在帮他，托马斯任然每周工作50小时以上，同时，他还要做那份全职工作。在慈善事业外，大部分的钱投入到治愈糖尿病的研究当中，本特利格巴说，Rockstar的创始成员之一，克里斯托弗是我知道的唯一的人说现在的人需要帮助。

2010湖北高考英语阅读理解翻译（A篇）

It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.

My father realised it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I’m so glad I did. On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps (脊背) in the distance.

On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn’t believe it -- there aren’t any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.

The little baby whale —actually as big as our boat — was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools (漩涡) and waves. "She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side," my father said. At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gent ly. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, sometimes rising from the water right beside us to breathe -- and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.

In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day. Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.(

这是一个星期天，暴雨已持续了整整一夜。暴风雨后的早晨却是是美丽的：蓝色的天空，温暖的空气和平静，邀请海岸轻轻触摸。

我的父亲意识到这是个钓鱼的好天气，并邀请妹妹和我和他一起去。我只有14岁，捕捞从来没有我的事，但我还是决定去。我很高兴我做到了。

在去港口的路上，我们可以看到海岸收到了严重的破坏，但海港路还是完好无损。毕竟，这是受保护的海湾，只有一个很小的渠道通向大海。正好我们赶上了，我们看到，两者之间有个大拱。

接近后，我们发现，原来是一头母鲸和它的孩子。我们简直不敢相信- 因为从来没有鲸在这里出现过。一定是暴风雨把他们从海里冲到岸边，这里的水已经被严重污染，没有任何生物能生存。

小鲸鱼和我们的船一样大，明显卡住，动弹不得。母鲸潜入水中，突然出现，引起了大漩涡和海浪。“她试图帮助她的孩子，但在错误的一边”，我的父亲说。就在此时，父亲移动小船到另一边，船头顶向小鲸鱼，轻轻的推它。随着我们几次的推动，大峰调转了方向并消失在水中。然后，小鲸游到了母鲸身旁。他们不顾一切的逃走，但错过了出口，并开始在错误的方向前进。我们赶紧到鲸鱼旁边，试图带领他们进入海湾通道。慢慢地，他们让我们带领他们，并投给我们信任的目光。一旦他们达到他们的清洁流动水从海直的第一部分，母鲸给了我们一个她的尾波，她们就在远方游去。

在兴奋之余觉得只有几分钟时间，但我们与那些奇妙的动物了相处了快一个半小时。那是简单而又美丽的一天。将近四十年后，我还是很怀念那天金色的大海。

2010上海高考英语阅读理解翻译（A篇）

大象正在沉睡当中，一群狗开始向它吠叫。大象醒来时很愤怒。它追赶着狗一直进入到村庄，在这里，狗会感觉比较安全。但这不能阻止大象。它摧毁了十几间房子并弄伤了数人。村民们感到害怕和愤怒。接着有人提议要求巴尔伯蒂，大象公主的帮助。

巴尔伯蒂巴鲁亚的父亲是一个猎人，他能训练老虎和大象。在巴尔伯蒂还没会走路的时候，他父亲就教她骑大象了。他还教她危险的大象艺术搜捕- 如何捕捉野生大象。

巴尔伯蒂并不总是生活在丛林中。童年时，她与父亲一起快乐的狩猎，后来，她被送到城市里的一所寄宿学校就读。但巴尔伯蒂一直没习惯那里的生活，很多年后，她又回到她的旧法夫。她说“城市的生活太枯燥。持续数天的追捕大象很冒险，很刺激.”

但巴尔伯蒂不只是为了好玩而捕捉大象。她说“这是我的工作。我要保证大象对人类来说是安全的。”这就是巴尔伯蒂多年以来做的事。越来越多的印度象发怒了：多年来，非法狩猎者经常袭击他们，并使他们的居住地减少到只有一小块土地。现在，他们开始反击了。每当野生大象进入一个茶园或一个村庄，巴尔伯蒂总是要求先试着指引动物返回丛林，而不是直接杀了他们。一个驯象的工作也涉及爱情和忠诚。一个好的驯象员一天会花好几个小时来唱情歌给新捕获的大象听。最终，他们成长后爱他们的驯兽师，从不忘记他们。它们也比人类更忠诚，她说，她爬上其中一只大象，坐在巨大的身体上，幸福的动物。她是名副其实的大象公主！

原文：

The elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep. A few dogs started barking at it. The elephant woke up in a terrible anger: it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety. That didn't stop the elephant. It destroyed a dozen houses and injured several people. The villagers were scared and angry. Then someone suggested calling Parbati, the elephant princess.

Parbati Barua's father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer. He taught Parbati to ride an elephant before she could eve n walk. He also taught her the dangerous art of the elephant round-up -- how to catch wild elephants.

Parbati hasn't always lived in the jungle. After a happy childhood hunting with her father, she was sent to boarding school in the city. But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her old fife. "Life in the city is too dull. Catching elephants is an adventure and the excitement lasts for days after the chase," she says.

But Parbati doesn't catch elephants just for fun. "My work," she says, "is to rescue man from the elephants, and to keep the elephants safe from man." And this is exactly what Parbati has been doing for many years. Increasingly, the Indian elephant is angry: for many years, illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land. It is now fighting back. Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village, Parbati is called to

guide the animals back to the jungle before they can kill.

The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion. A good elephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a newly captured elephant. "Eventually they grow to love their tamers and never forget them. They are also more loyal than humans," she said, as she climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the giant, happy animal. An elephant princess indeed!

2010辽宁高考英语阅读理解翻译（A篇）

这是一个印度村庄，这里的人都是穷人。然而，他们并没有不高兴。毕竟，他们的祖先也是这样的过了几个世纪。

直到有一天，一些从城市来的旅客到了这里，他们告诉村民，在其他地方，有一些人喜欢吃青蛙的

腿。但是，他们自己没有足够的青蛙，所以他们想从其他地方购买青蛙。

这看起来很容易赚钱。周围就有几百万的青蛙，并且，对村民来说，这些青蛙并没有用。

所有他们需要做的就是抓住他们。他们达成了协议，他们让孩子到田间去捕捉青蛙。

每周送去一卡车并拿回钱。这是第一次，人们梦想一个美好的未来，但这个梦并没有持续太久。。

这种变化一开始很难注意到，庄稼生成的不太好。更令人担心的是，孩子生病越来越频繁，

并且，周围有越来越多的昆虫。

村长决定，他们不能等着看庄稼越长越坏，孩子身体越来越弱。他们不得不用血汗钱来买杀虫剂，

没过多久，他们就所剩无几了。

然后，村民们意识到发生了什么事。是青蛙。青蛙做的一项重要工作就是吃昆虫。现在，有这么多

的青蛙被杀，昆虫自然就增加的很快。昆虫是破坏农作物以及疾病的传播的根源。

现在，村民依然贫穷。但是，在晚上，他们坐在村里的广场，听着青蛙和昆虫的声音，这

夜晚的声音现在有了一个更深刻的含义。

原文：

It was a village in India . The people were poor. However , they were not unhappy .After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.

Then one day. Some visitors from the city arrived. The told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs. However , they did not have enough frogs of their own ,and so they wanted to buy frogs from other place.

This seemed like money for nothing .There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them .Agreement was reached ,and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time , the people were able to dream of a bat ter future ,But the dream didn’t last long.

The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more ofen, and, there seeemed to be more insects aroud lately.

The vi lagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicines.Soon there was no money left.

Then the peaple realized what was happening. It w as the frog. They hadn’t been useless.They had been doing an important job---eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were

Increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.

Now, the peaple are still poor.But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs.These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning

2010辽宁高考英语阅读理解翻译（C篇）

看太多的电视会损害儿童的学习能力，甚至获得一个大学学位的机会，新的研究电视对儿童的影响

正在进行。

其中的一个研究就是北加州的近400名三年级学生。卧室中有电视的儿童要比卧室中没有电视的儿童

在数学和语言艺术上低8个百分点。

另一项研究，是新西兰的近1000名成年人，其中26岁左右的人教育程度都很低并且他们童年时都看

了太多的电视。但结果并不能证明，电视是原因，也不能证明年轻人是因为看了太多的电视才降低

了能力。

他们的研究测量了26岁的人在5到15岁时看电视的习惯。这些有大学学历的人，他们童年时每周晚

看电视的时间都低于2小时，二超过2小时的人大都不超过高中学历。

在加州的研究，那些家里有电视但没电脑的儿童得分要比家里没有电视但有电脑的儿童低。

虽然这项研究并不能证明卧室电视机导致学习成绩下降，但他让更多的家庭不把电视机放在儿童的

卧室中。

原文：

Too much TV-watching can harm children’s ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree,new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children.

One of the studies looked at nearly 400northern California

third-graders.Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.

A second study ,looking at nearly 1000 grown-ups in New Zealand,found lower education levels among 26-year –olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood .But the results don’t prove that TV is the cause and don't ride out that alxeady poorly motivated youngstersC年轻人）may wash lots of TV.

Their study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages5 and 15. These with college degrees had watched拍average of tess than two hours ofTV per weekninght during childhood, compared with an averageofme than 2 1/2 hours fcf those wbe had no education beyond high school

In the California study, children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highesL

While this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores , it adds to accumulating fimiings that children shonldn't have TVs in th eir bedrooms

2010辽宁高考英语阅读理解翻译（D篇

1989年5月23号，斯特凡佛罗依从新墨西哥州卡尔斯巴德洞窟走出来。她已经18个半星期没见过太

阳了。斯特凡正在进行一项研究方案，方案中的科学家们在研究睡眠与机体节律。此次实验，是在

一个30英尺深的山洞内，花费了斯特凡130天的时间。在山洞里的这段时间，除了有2只白鼠外就只

有她孤身一人。她生活的地方非常的舒服，但没有可以衡量时间的东西。她没有时钟和手表，也没

有电视和收音机。那里没有自然光并且温度经常保持在21℃。

原文：On May 23,1989, Stefania Follini came out from a cave at Carlsbad , New Mexico. She hadn’t seen the sun for eighteen and a half weeks . Stefania was in a research program, and the scientists in the program were studying body rhythms (节奏)。In this experiment Stefania had spent 130 days in a ca ve ,30 feet in depth.During her time in the cave, Stefania had been completely alone except for two white mice. Her living place had been very comfortable ,but there had been nothing to fell her the time .she’d had no clock or watches , no television or tadio. There had been NO natural light and the temperature had always been kept at 21℃

2010浙江高考英语阅读理解翻译（B篇）

下面是一个学生去伦敦的住房指导。

大学住所办事处

不少大学的住宿办公室有自己的（房东）注册业主名单。其他机构也提供住宿和其他房屋组织的信

息。利用你的大学住宿办事处的好处就是在你有问题的时候，可以得到一些支持。缺点是，他们不

可能有足够的注册业主给所有的学生。

物业文件：赃物及租赁

战利品是一个重要的来源（来源）约的合作房客私人房屋信息。他们的服务，由私人业主，机构和

交易。缺点是没有提供对质量的控制。

租赁是另一种有用的文件。本文件中的信息主要是从住宿机构。www. Renting.co. uk.

住宿机构

在伦敦的住所租用的途径大多数可能是通过住宿机构公布。利用住宿机构的好处是，你将有机会获

得大量的住宿。一个好的代理人会聆听您的需求，可以节省你寻找合适住宿的时间。缺点是，他们

将制作一个潜在的房客收费范围。

布告

在大学周围，你会发现到处都贴满了住宿优惠布告。这些要么是由业主或学生贴的。一些大学也让

学生可以到其他学生的网上宣传布告。从学生的广告可以找到一个很好的住宿，这也是一种方式。

然而，从业主的广告可能会产生问题。

口碑

在伦敦有些最好的房屋是从来没有宣传的，而是通过学生跟学生间的口口相传。你可能从毕业生那

得到好的住宿。但是，也不要以为只是因为你已经发现了大约一个朋友从它必然是住房，将会比通

过任何其他来源的资料。

家庭

在伦敦收取很高的租金面前，一些学生和家长会考虑购买住房作为替代。在某些情况下，这可能是

一个不错的选择。

原文：Below is a housing guide for students going to London

University accommodation（住所）office

Many university accommodation offices have their own list of registered landlords (房东). Others also provide information on accommodation agencies and other housing organizations. The advantage of using your university accommodation office is that you can get some support if you have 'a problem. The disadvantage is that they are unlikely to have enough registered landlords to house all their students.

Property papers: Loot and Renting

Loot is an important source (来源) of information about private housing for co-renters. The offers are from private landlords, agencies and individuals looking for other co-renters. They also have a website: www. loot. com. The advantage of using Loot is that there are some excellent bargains. The disadvantage is that there is no quality control over the offers.

Renting is another useful paper. The offers in this paper are mainly from accommodation agencies. Their website is at www. Renting.co. uk.

Accommodation agencies

The majority of rented accommodation in London is probably advertised through accommodation agencies. The advantage of using accommodation agencies is that you will have access to a large number of accommodations. A good agent will listen to your requirements and can save you time in looking for the right accommodation. The disadvantage is that they will make a range of charges to potential renters.

Noticeboards

Around the universities you will find a number of noticeboards where offers of accommodation will be posted. These will either be from landlords or from students. Some universities will also have online noticeboards where students can

advertise to other students. Advertisements from students can be an excellent way to find accommodation. However, advertisements from landlords can be problematic.

Word of mouth

Some of the best housing in London is never advertised but is passed on from one group of students to another by word of mouth. It might be that you can find out about good offers from final year students. However, don't suppose that just because you have found out about housing from a friend it is necessarily, going to be better than that found through any other source.

Family

Faced with the very high rents charged in London, some students and their parents will consider buying as an alternative. In some cases this might be a good choice.

2010浙江高考英语阅读理解翻译（C篇）

翻译：

所谓“多任务”原指计算机一次能进行几项任务的能力。对于许多人来说，多任务，已成为一种生活

方式，甚至是成功的关键。事实上，一些优秀大脑训练涉及从事有氧运动在两个或更多的挑战性的

活动大脑。虽然检查电子邮件，而在电话交谈和阅读的报纸可能是某些人的第二天性，很多时候多

任务可以使我们少生产，而不是更多。而研究表明，过多的多任务会导致更大的压力，焦虑，记忆

力丧失。

为了能进行多任务，大脑前额叶皮质用作（前额叶脑皮层闻名的地区）。执行多重任务的脑扫描显

示，志愿者一起，因为他们从工作转向的任务，这对大脑前半部，其实需要的任务之间的休息时刻

。您可能已经经历了前额叶皮层“休息”的时刻，如果你曾经拨打（拨电话）电话号码，突然忘记了你

要打给谁。可能发生的是拨号和接听之间，你的思想转移到另一个或任务，然后记录突然回来了。

研究还显示，许多志愿者在多任务时，比单任务工作效率要低。

能够进行多任务的条件是至少有一项任务是习惯，或者不需要太多思考的。大多数人觉得一边看报

纸一边吃东西并不困难。然而，一次关注两个或更多任务时，人们有时会犯错。

我们常常会忘记事情，当我们试图在同一时间管理多个细节。没有全神贯注，我们可能没有足够的

重视新的信息，所以它永远不会让我们的记忆存储到它。这是主要的原因，我们会忘记一个人的名

字，甚至有时在他们自我介绍后都会忘记。多任务还可以影响我们的关系。如果有人检查他们的电

子邮件的同时在和朋友通电话，他们可能会无意间挂断电话。它还可能导致该人错过或忽视传递给

他们的重要信息。

原文：The term “multitasking” originally referred to a computer's ability to carry out several tasks at one time. For many people, multitasking has become a way of life and even a key to success. In fact, some excellent mental aerobic exercises (大脑训练) involve engaging the brain in two or more challenging activities at a time. Although checking e-mail while talking on a phone and reading the newspaper may be second nature for some people, many times multitasking can make us less productive, rather than more. And studies show that too much multitasking can lead to increased stress, anxiety and memory loss.

In order to multitask, the brain uses an area known as the prefrontal cortex (前额叶脑皮层). Brain scans of volunteers performing multiple tasks together show that as they shift from task to task, this front part of the brain actually takes a moment of rest between tasks. You may have experienced a prefrontal cortex “moment of rest” yourself if you've ever dialed (拨电话) a phone number and suddenly forgotten who you called when the line is answered. What probably occurred is that between the dialing and the answering, your mind shifted to another thought or task, and then took that “moment” to come back. Research has also shown that for many volunteers, job efficiency (效率) declines while multitasking, as compared to when they perform only one task at a time.

Multitasking is easiest when at least one of the tasks is habitual, or requires little thought. Most people don' t find it difficult to eat and read the newspaper at the same time. However, when two or more attention-requiring tasks are attempted at one time, people sometimes make mistakes.

We often don't remember things as well when we're trying to manage several details at the same time. Without mental focus, we may not pay enough attention to new information coming in, so it never makes it into our memory stores. That is one of the main reasons we forget people's names—even sometimes right after they have introduced themselves. Multitasking can also affect our relationships. If someone checks their e-mail while on the phone with a friend, they may

come off as absent-minded or disinterested. It can also cause that person to miss or overlook key information being passed on to them

2009年北京高考英语试卷（阅读理解部分）答案详解及翻译

第三部分：阅读理解（共20题，每小题2分，共40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答

题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

How I Turned to Be Optimistic

I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt's house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.

I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see-—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then. The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to "the hard times."

My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.

From my experiences I have learned one important rule: almost all common troubles eventually go away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.

56. How did the author get to know America

A. From her relatives.

B. From her mother.

C. From books and pictures.

D. From radio programs.

【答案】C。

【解析】细节理解题。第一段第四行我们可以知道答案为C.

57. Upon leaving for America the author felt_______.

A. confused

B. excited

C. worried D amazed

【答案】B。

【解析】第二段前两行告诉我们作者离开的时候感受到的不是困惑和担忧，而是兴奋。

58. For the first two years in New York, the author _________.

A. often lost her way

B. did not think about her future

C. studied in three different schools

D. got on well with her stepfather

【答案】C。

【解析】细节理解题。For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves.

59. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4

A. She worked as a translator.

B. She attended a lot of job interviews.

C. She paid telephone bills for her family.

D She helped her family with her English.

【答案】D。

【解析】第四段用很多例子表明她用她的英语在帮助家人。

60. The author believes that______.

A. her future will be free from troubles

B. it is difficult to learn to become patient

C. there are more good things than bad things

D. good things will happen if one keeps trying

【答案】D。

【解析】推理判断题。由最后一段话最后三行可以知道答案。

【翻译】：我如何变得乐观

我开始长大，在那个冬季的晚上，当我的父母和我从我的姑姑家返回的时候，

我的母亲说，我们可能不久将离开美国。我们当时在公共汽车上。我哭，有些

在公共汽车上的人转过头看着我。我记得，我无法忍受再也听不到每天早上为

小学生们播放的电台节目的思绪了。

我不记得自己再一次为这个原因哭泣了。事实上，我想当我告别我的朋友和亲

戚我很少哭。当我们离开我曾经想要去看的所有的地方，那些只有从书上和图

片上知道的奇异的，魔法的地方。我离开的国家几乎再也不会回到我的脑海中了。

4年来，所发生的事教我必须乐观，但这种想法不是立刻来找我的。头两年在

纽约我真的失望了，忧郁家庭的搬家，我不得不换了三所学校读书。我并不很

了解我是什么或者我应该做什么。母亲改嫁，事情对我来说变得更加复杂了。

过一段时间之后，我的继父和我才习惯了对方。我常常难过，并认为“艰难的

时期”遥遥无期。

我的责任在家庭中增加了很多，因为我知道的英文比家里的其他人要多。我写

的信件，填写表格，在与入境处人员面试时翻译，带我的爷爷奶奶去看医生并

且在那翻译，甚至与公司的代表讨论电话费。

以我的经验，我学到的一个重要的规则：几乎所有的普通麻烦最终都会消失！

只要你没有放弃，好的结果最后肯定回到来，只要一点等待！我相信，我的生

活结果将会是好的，尽管它不会那么容易。

B

Dear Friend,

The recent success of children's books has made the general public aware that there's a huge market out there.

And there's a growing need for new writers trained to create the $3 billion worth of children's books bought each year ... plus stories and articles needed by over 650 publishers of magazines for children and teenagers. Who are these needed writers They're ordinary folks like you and me. But am I good enough

I was once where you might be now. My thoughts of writing had been pushed down by self-doubt, and I didn't know where to turn for help.

Then, I accepted a free offer from the Institute to test my writing aptitude（潜能）, and it turned out to be the inspiration I needed. The promise that paid off

The Institute made the same promise to me that they will make to you, if you show basic writing ability:

You will complete at least one manuscript（手稿） suitable to hand in to

a publisher by the time you finish our course.

I really didn't expect any publication before I finished the course, but that happened. I sold three stories. And I soon discovered that was not unusual at the Institute.

Since graduation, I have authored 34 nationally published children's books and over 300 stories and articles.

Free test and brochure

We offer a free aptitude test and will send you a copy of our brochure describing our recognized home-study courses on the basis of one-on-one training.

Realize your writing dream today. There's nothing sadder than a dream delayed until it fades forever.

Sincerely,

Kristi Holl, Instructor

Institute of Children's Literature

61. From the first three paragraphs, we learn that_____.

A. children’s books are usually bestsellers

B. publishers are making $3 billion each year

C. magazines for teenagers have drawn public attention

D. there is a growing need for writers of children's books

【答案】D.

【解析】前三段话从不同方面告诉我们急需儿童书籍的作者。

62. When finishing the course, you are promised to_____.

A. be a successful publisher

B. become a confident editor

C. finish one work for publication

D. get one story or article published

【答案】C。

【解析】由第五段话中的You will complete at least one manuscript（手稿）suitable to hand in to a publisher by the time you finish our course.可以知道答案。

63. Kristi Holl mentions her experience mainly to_____.

A. prove she is a good instructor

B. promote the writing program

C. give her advice on course preparation

D. show she sold more stories than article

【答案】B。

【解析】Kristi Holl用自己的例子证明该项目的可行性，同时也宣传了该项目。

【翻译】：

亲爱的朋友：

最近儿童读物的成功，使一般公众意识到，它有一个市场非常庞大的市场。

越来越有必要为新的作家培训，以创造每年价值30亿美元的儿童书籍购买... ...加上针对儿童和青少年的故事和文章所需要的650多出版商杂志。

谁是这些需要的作家？他们是像你和我的普通人。

但我就足够好了吗？

我曾经在您可能现在呆的地方。我写作的想法被自我怀疑压倒了，我不知道去哪里寻求帮助。

然后，我接受了来自于能够测试我写作潜能的组织免费提供的帮助。它结果成为了我需要灵感。

承诺得到了回报。

该组织所做出的对我的承诺同样将支付给你，如果你表现出基本的写作能力：您将至少有一个完整的适合你的手稿手，以便于在你完成我们的课程的时候能够交上来。

我真的没有想到我完成了课程之前会有任何出版，但它却发生了。我变卖了三个故事。我很快发现，在这个组织那并不是不寻常。

自毕业后，我已出版著作34个国家的儿童读物和超过300个故事和文章。

免费试用和小册子。

我们提供免费的能力倾向测试，并会向您发送了一份小册子来介绍我们公认的家庭学习课程，进行一对一的基础培训。

今天实现您的写作梦想。没有什么比一个梦想被耽搁更伤心的了，直到它消失永远。

此致。

克里斯蒂诺贝特霍尔，导师

儿童文学研究所

C

How Room Designs Affect Our Work and Feelings

Architects have long had the feeling that the places we live in can affect our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. But now scientists are giving this feeling an empirical（经验的，实证的） basis. They are discovering how to design spaces that promote creativity, keep people focused and lead to relaxation.

Researches show that aspects of the physical environment can influence creativity. In 2007, Joan Meyers-Levy at the University of Minnesota, reported that the height of a room's ceiling affects how people think. Her research indicates that higher ceilings encourage people to think more freely, which may lead them to make more abstract connections. Low ceilings, on the other hand, may inspire a more detailed outlook. In additions to ceiling height, the view afforded by a building may influence an occupant's ability to concentrate. Nancy Wells and her colleagues at Cornell University found in their study that kids who experienced the greatest increase in greenness as a result of a family move made the most gains on a standard test of attention.

Using nature to improve focus of attention ought to pay off academically, and it seems to, according to a study led by C. Kenneth Tanner, head of the School Design & Planning Laboratory at the University of Georgia. Tanner and his team found that students in classrooms with unblocked views of at least 50 feet outside the window had higher scores on tests of vocabulary, language arts and maths than did students whose classrooms primarily overlooked roads and parking lots.

Recent study on room lighting design suggests than dim（暗淡的） light helps people to loosen up. If that is true generally, keeping the light low during dinner or at parties could increase relaxation. Researchers of Harvard Medical School also discovered that furniture with rounded edges could help visitors relax.

So far scientists have focused mainly on public buildings. "We have a very limited number of studies, so we're almost looking at the problem through a straw（吸管）," architect David Allison says. "How do you take answers to very specific questions and make broad, generalized use of them That's what we're all struggling with."

64. What does Joan Meyers-Levy focus on in her research

A. Light.

B. Ceilings.

C. Windows.

D. Furniture.

【答案】B。

【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知Joan Meyers-Levy focus on ceilings.

65. The passage tells us that ______.

A. the shape of furniture may affect people's feelings

B. lower ceilings may help improve students' creativity

C. children in a dim classroom may improve their grades

D. students in rooms with unblocked views may feel relaxed

【答案】A。

【解析】细节判断题。根据文中内容可知B,C和D均是错误的。

66. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means that

______.

A. the problem is not approached step by step

B. the researches so far have faults in themselves

C. the problem is too difficult for researchers to detect

D. research in this area is not enough to make generalized patterns 【答案】D。

【解析】句意猜测题。根据划线句子后面的一句话可以知道该题的正确答案

为:D。

67. Which of the following shows the organization of the passage CP: Central Point P: Point SP: Sub-point（次要点） C: Conclusion 【答案】C。

【解析】考查文章结构。注意解题技巧。第一段为总要点，最后一段为结论，要

点123共同服务于结论，重要的是要点二又包含了两个次要点(视觉上：颜色的

作用和窗外视野的作用)。综上分析可知答案为:C。

【翻译】：

家具设计是如何影响我们工作和感情的

建筑师长久以来就感觉到我们生活的地方可能会影响我们的思想，感情和行

为，但现在科学家正给予这种感情实证的基础。他们正在发掘如何设计促进创

造力，使人们集中，并放松的空间。

研究表明，各方面的物质环境可以影响创造力。 2007年，琼迈耶斯，利维在

美国明尼苏达大学的报告说，一个房间天花板的高度影响人们如何去思考。她

的研究表明，更高的天花板鼓励人们更加自由的思考，这可能导致他们做出更

多的抽象联想。低的天花板，另一方面，可能会激发更详细的展望。

此外，天花板的高度，所建筑物所提供的视野可能会影响到工作人员的注意

力。南希井和她的同事发现，在康奈尔大学的研究，那些经历了在绿色方面大

幅度提高的全家搬家的孩子们，在注意力的测试水平上有了巨大的提高。

运用天性去改善关注的焦点应该在学术上取得成功，它似乎是，根据由佐治亚

大学负责学术设计与规划实验室的肯尼思唐纳领导的一项研究显示。唐纳和他

的研究小组发现，距离窗子至少50英尺远的拥有畅通视野的教室学生比那些基

本上忽视道路和停车场的学生在词汇、语言艺术和数学的测试上有更高的分

数。

最近一项关于室内照明设计的研究表明，暗淡的灯光有助于人们放松。如果这

大体上是真的，在晚宴或是聚会上保持低的光线可以增加放松。哈佛医学院的

研究人员还发现，带有圆角边缘的家具可以帮助参观者放松。

迄今科学家们主要集中在公共建筑。“我们有一个数量非常有限的研究，因

此，我们看问题几乎是管中窥豹”建筑师大卫艾里森说。“你怎么回答非常

具体的问题，并把它们广泛的，普遍的运用呢？这就是我们都苦苦挣扎的事

情。

D

When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance, the arts are unavoidably at the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. Too often it is viewed as

mere entertainment, but certainly not an education priority（优先）. This view is shortsighted. In fact, music education is beneficial and important for all students.

Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it reflects their thinking and values, as well ad the social environment it came influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions. Music expresses our character and values.

It gives us identity as a society.

Music provides a kind of perception（感知）that cannot be acquired any other way. Science can explain how the sun rises and sets. The arts explore the emotive（情感的）meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover and respond to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all.

The arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols. They are ways we human beings “talk” to each other. They are the language of civilization through which we express our fears, our curiosities, our hungers, our discoveries, our hopes. The arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination

so that they can be shared with others. When we do not give children access

to an important way of expressing themselves such as music, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses.

Science and technology do not tell us what it means to be human. The arts do. Music is an important way we express human suffering, celebration, the meaning and value of peace and love.

So music education is far more necessary than people seem to realize.

68. According to Paragraph 1, students

A. regard music as a way of entertainment

B. disagree with their parents on education

C. view music as an overlooked subject

D. prefer the arts to science

【答案】A。

【解析】从第一段我们可以知道，学生们一般把music列为entertainment，列

为not important。所以正确的答案为:A

69. In Paragraph 2, the author uses jazz an example to

A. compare it with rock music

B. show music identifies a society

C. introduce American musical traditions

D. prove music influences people’s lifestyles

【答案】B。

【解析】推理判断题。通过第二段最后三行的描述，特别是最后一句话，我们可

以断定该题的正确答案为:B。

70. According to the passage, the arts and science .

A. approach the world from different angles

B. explore different phenomena of the world

C express people’s feelings in different ways

D. explain what it means to be human differently

【答案】A。

【解析】推理判断题。通读文章我们知道艺术和科学从不同的角度来审视社会。而不是用不同的方式来表达人们的情感。

71. What is the main idea of the passage

A. Music education deserves more attention.

B. Music should be of top education priority.

C. Music is an effective communication tool.

D. Music education makes students more imaginative.

【答案】A。

【解析】主旨大意题。第一段话引出话题，表明人们对音乐的不重视，然后作者从不同方面来论证自己的观点：音乐应该得到人们更多的关注。

【翻译】：当学生和家长的要求根据重要性去评估学科，艺术就不可避免的排在了清单的底部。音乐很不错，人们似乎说，但并不重要。它往往被视为单纯的娱乐，但肯定不是优先教育。这种看法是短浅的。事实上，音乐教育对所有的学生是有益的、重要的。

音乐告诉我们我们是谁。因为音乐是一种人类表达方式，它反映了他们的思想和价值观，以及来自的社会环境。摇滚音乐就好像舒伯特的歌曲一样代表了一种生活方式。爵士影响了乔治格什温和其他音乐家引入到他们的音乐，这显然是美国人，因为它来自美国音乐的传统。音乐表达了我们的性格和价值观。它给予我们社会身份。

音乐提供了一种不能以任何其他方式获得的感知。科学可以解释为什么太阳升起和降落。艺术探索同样的现象情感的含义。我们需要一切可能的方式来发现和回应我们这个世界的一个简单而有力的理由是：没有一种方法可以得到这一切。

艺术是和数学和科学符号一样强大的作为沟通内容的思维形式。他们是我们人类相互“对话”的方式。他们是文明的语言，通过它我们可以表达我们的担心，我们的好奇心，我们的渴望，我们发现，我们的希望。

艺术我们思想和想象力形式的表达方式，以便于使它们能够与他人分享。一但我们没有给孩子一个重要表达自己如音乐的方式的机会，我们就剥夺了他们表达音乐的意译。

科学和技术并没有告诉我们什么是人权。艺术却做到了。音乐是一种表达我们人类苦难，庆祝活动，和平与爱的意义和价值的重要方式。

因此，音乐教育是人类更有必要去实行的。

E

Camping wild is a wonderful way to experience the natural world and ,at its best, it makes little environmental influence. But with increasing numbers of people wanting to escape into the wilderness, it is becoming more and more important to camp unobtrusively（不引人注目地）and leave no mark.

Wild camping is not permitted in many places, particularly in crowded lowland Britain. Wherever you are, find out about organizations

responsible for managing wild spaces, and contact them to find out their policy on camping and shelter building. For example, it is fine to camp wild in remote parts of Scotland, but in England you must ask the landowner’s permission, except in national parks.

Camping is about having relaxation, sleeping outdoors, experiencing bad weather, and making do without modern conveniences. A busy,

fully-equipped campsite（野营地）seems to go against this, so seek out smaller, more remote places with easy access to open spaces and perhaps beaches. Better still, find a campsite with no road access: walking in makes a real adventure.

Finding the right spot to camp is the first step to guaranteeing a good night’s sleep. Choose a campsite with privacy and minimum influence on others and the environment. Try to use an area where people have obviously camped before rather than creating a new spot. When camping in woodland, avoid standing dead trees, which may fall on a windy night. Avoid animal runs and caves, and possible homes of biting insects. Make sure you have most protection on the windward side. If you make a fire, do so downwind of your shelter. Always consider what influence you might have on the natural world. Avoid damaging plants. A good campsite is found, not made—changing it should be unnecessary.

72. You needn’t ask for permission when camping in .

A. national parks in England

B. most parts of Scotland

C. crowded lowland Britain

D. most parts of England

【答案】A。

【解析】细节题。从下句可以知道答案。but in England you must ask the landowner’s permission, except in national parks.

73. The author thinks that a good campsite is one .

A. with easy access

B. used previously

C with modern conveniences

D far away from beaches

【答案】B。

【解析】细节判断题。最后一段中的Try to use an area where people have obviously camped before rather than creating a new spot告诉了我们该题

的答案。A和C应该改为without easy access without modern conveniences。

74. The last paragraph mainly deals with

A. protecting animals B building a campfire

C camping in woodland

D finding a campsite with privacy

【答案】C。

【解析】主旨判断题。最后一段话主要告诉考生camping in woodland的时候要

注意那些事项。

75 The passage is mainly about

A the protection of campsites

B the importance of wild camping

C the human influence on campsites

D the dos and don’ts of wild camping 【答案】D

【解析】主旨大意题。全文告诉我们当我们wild camping的时候我们可以做的事情和不能做的事情。该题容易误选A。文章不是仅仅讲野营地的保护。

【翻译】：

野外露营是一种非常棒的方式体验到自然世界，并在最好，它引起很小的小环境影响。但是，随着越来越多的人想要逃避到旷野。不引人注目的露营正变得越来越重要的。并没有留下任何标记。

野外露营是不允许的，在许多地方，尤其是在拥挤的低地英国，无论身处何地，了解组织负责管理野生空间，并与他们联系，了解他们的政策，野营和住房建设。例如，它是野生罚款营在偏远地区的苏格兰，但在英格兰你必须问地主的同意，除了在国家公园。

露营是放松的，在外面睡觉，经历恶劣天气，并且没有现代方便的交通。一个繁忙的，设备齐全的野营地似乎违背这一点，所以寻找更小，更偏远的地方，方便的休憩用地，也许海滩。更好的是，找到一个营地，没有公路交通：行走于一个真正的冒险。

找到合适的位置营地是第一步，以保证良好的睡眠。选择一个隐私的营地和对他人和环境有最低影响。尝试使用一个明显之前有人露营过的地方，而不是建立一个新的位置。当在林地露营时，在一个大风夜晚，避免站在死树下。避免动物活动频繁的洞穴，和叮咬昆虫的窝。请确定您在迎风面上有最安全的保护。如果你生火，要在顺风的住房附近。总是要考虑到你对自然世界的影响。避免损害植物。发现一个很好的露营地，它应该是没有必要作出改变的。