2016高考英语 阅读类一轮练习(9)
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高中英语真题:2016高考英语阅读理解一轮选练(3)【2015高考复习】阅读理解Nowadays women appear to have a positive image of themse lves as safer drivers than men.In a survey done for insurer MetLife,51% of women said they drive more safely.The evidence is on their side:Men are 3.4 times more likely than women to get a ticket for c areless driving and 3.1 times as likely to be punished for drun k driving.“Women are on average less aggressive and more l aw abiding (守法的) drivers,which leads to fewer accidents,” the report says.However,not all male drivers share the same opinion.Of the men surve yed by MetLife,39% claimed male drivers were safer.The findi ngs did back them up on one point:automotive knowledge.The report showed that more men are familiar with current safety equipment such as electronic stabil ity control,which helps prevent rollover accidents.Auto safety unavoidably matters to Money.Insurance compani es focus on what classes of drivers have the lowest dollar am ounts of claims,and for now,that mainly includes women.In general,women pay about 9% less for auto insurance than men.A stu dy by the website Insweb also showed that auto insurance rat es are lower for women in most states.Among individual state s,women get the greatest,advantage in Wyoming (where they pay 20% less),South Dakota and Washington,D.C.,where their insurance costs are 16% lower.“More than 11,900 male drivers died in US traffic accidents in 2009,compared with just under 4,900 women drivers” according to t he study.“Based on miles traveled,men died at a rate of 2.5 deaths per 100 million miles traveled ,vs.1.7 deaths for women.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。
高考真题读后续写92016年10月浙江卷:吵架出走迷路一、试题呈现阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。
One weekend in July, Jane and her husband, Tom, had driven three hours to camp overnight by a lake in the forest. Unfortunately, on the way an unpleasant subject came up and they started to quarrel. By the time they reached the lake, Jane was so angry that she said to Tom, “I’m going to find a better spot for us to camp” and walked away.With no path to follow, Jane just walked on for quite a long time. After she had climbed to a high place, she turned around, hoping to see the lake. To her surprise, she saw nothing but forest and, far beyond, a snowcapped mountain top. She suddenly realized that she was lost.“Tom!” she cried. “Help!”No reply. If only she had not left her mobile phone in that bag with Tom. Jane kept moving, but the farther she walked, the more confused she became. As night was beginning to fall, Jane was so tired that she had to stop for the night. Lying awake in the dark, Jane wanted very much to be with Tom and her family. She wanted to hold him and tell him how much she loved him.Jane rose at the break of day, hungry and thirsty. She could hear water trickling (滴落) somewhere at a distance. Quickly she followed the sound to a stream. To her great joy, she also saw some berry bushes. She drank and ate a few berries. Never in her life had she tasted anything better. Feeling stronger now, Jane began to walk along the stream and hope it would lead her to the lake.As she picked her way carefully along the stream, Jane heard a helicopter. Is that for me? Unfortunately, the trees made it impossible for people to see her from above.A few minutes later, another helicopter flew overhead. Jane took off her yellow blouse, thinking that she should go to an open area and flag them if they came back again.注意:1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词;3.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;4.续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
高中英语真题:2016高考英语一轮阅读理解选练(8)阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
The faces the threat of extinction from rising sea levels, but t he government said on Thursday it was looking to the future with plans to build homes and a golf course that float.An increase in sea levels of just 18 to 59 centimeters would m ake the Maldives—a nation of tiny coral islands in the Indian Ocean—virtually uninhabitable by 2100, the UN’s climate change pane l has warned.President Mohamed Nasheed has vowed a fight for survival, and last month he signed a deal with a Dutch company to stu dy proposals for a floating structure that could support a confe rence centre, homes and an 18-hole golf course.“It is still early stages and we are awaiting a report on the prac ticality,” a government official who declined to be named said.The company, Dutch Docklands, is currently building floatingdevelopments in the Netherlands and . There was no immedi ate comment from the firm but its website said it undertook pr ojects that make “la nd from water by providing large-scale floating constructions to create similar conditions as on l and”.The Maldives began to work on an artificial island known as th e Hulhumale near the crowded capital of in 1997 and more t han 30,000 people have been settled there to ease congestio n. The city, which has a population of 100,000, is already prot ected from rising sea levels by a 30-million-dollar sea wall, and the government is considering increasingl y imaginative ways to combat climate change.Nasheed, who staged the world’s first underwater cabinet me eting in October to highlight his people’s serious and difficult s ituation, has even spoken of buying land elsewhere in the wor ld to enable Maldivians to relocate if their homes are complete d covered.He has also promised to turn his nation into amodel for the rest of the world by becoming “carbon neutral” b y 2020. His plan involves ending fossil fuel use and powering all vehicles and buildings from “green” sources such as burning coconut husks.1. Why do you think Mohamed Nasheed chose Dutch Docklands?A. Because it has experience in building floating structure.B. Because it has a good fame throughout the world.C. Because it charged much less than other companies.D. Because it supports building floating structures in the world .2. The Hulhumale was built with the purpose of .A. attracting more visitorsB. making it a new capitalC. making the capital less crowdedD. fighting against climate change3. According to the last two paragraphs, Nasheed is a person who .A.has succeeded in buying land abroad B. is more than well-knownC. has thought more for his nationD. has stopped using fossil fuel4. The underlined word “vowed” in paragraph 3 can be replac ed by .A. endedB. promisedC. failedD. weighed【参考答案】1—4、ACCB【2013界广东深圳市第二次调研考试】We’re so well educated – but we’re useless students who hav e lost the ability to do anything practical. The only thing we’ve mastered is consumption.Large numbers of students have entered higher education in t he past 10 years, but despite being the most educated genera tion in history, it seems that we’ve grown increasingly ignorant when it comes to basic life skills.Looking back on my first couple of weeks of living in student h alls, I consider myself lucky to still be alive. Unfamiliar to fresh er’s, there are many hidden dangers in the dirty corners of stu dents accommodation.I have survived a couple of serious boiling egg incidents and l ots of cases of food – poisoning, probably from dirty kitchen c ounters. Although some of my clothes have fallen victim to iro ning experimentation, I think I have now finally acquired all th e domestic (居家的) skills I missed out in my modem education.In 2006 and 2010, the charming educationist Sir Ken Robinson gave two very amusing talks in which he discussed the imp ortance of creativity in education. Robinson’s main viewpoint i s that our current education system dislocates people from th eir natural talents. I would like to go a step further and propos e that besides our talents, the system takes away what used t o be passed from generation to generation – a working knowl edge of basic life skills.Today’s graduates may have earned themselves honor in hist ory, law or economies, but when it comes to simple things like putting up a shelf to hold all their academic books, or fixing a hole in their on – trend clothes, they have to call for help from a professional handyman or tailor.Since the invention of the internet, it has never been easier fo r people to access information, but our highly specialized edu cation has made us more one – sided than ever.I suggest that we start with the immediate reintroduction of so me of the most vital aspects of “domestic science” education, before the current lack leads to serious accidents in student h alls.36.People call us useless students for the reason that .A.what we’ve learned is beyond consumptionB.we are educated generationC.we’ve entered higher educationD.our living skills are so poor【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。
(2016高考阅读理解)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。
One windy spring day,I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites.Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds dashing and dancing in the exciting atmosphere above the earth.As the strong winds gusted against the kites,a string kept them in check.Instead of blowing away with the wind,they arose against it to achieve great heights.They shook and pulled,but the controlling string and the clumsy tail kept them in tow(牵引),facing upward and against the wind.As the kites struggled and trembled against the string,they seemed to say,“Let me go!Let me go!I want to be free!” They flew beautifully even as they fought the forced restriction of the string.Finally,one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose.“Free at last,” it seemed to say.“Free to fly with the wind.”Yet freedom from control simply put it at the mercy of an unsympathetic gentle wind.It flew ungracefully to the ground and landed in a twisted mass of weeds and string against a dead bush.“Free at last”.Free to lie powerless in the dirt,to be blown helplessly along the ground,and to settle down lifeless against the first roadblock.How much like kites we sometimes are.There always exist misfortunes and restrictions,rules to follow from which we can grow and gainstrength.Prohibition is a necessary counterpart to the winds of opposition.Some of us pulled at the rules so hard that we never fly fast to reach the heights we might have obtained.If we keep all the commandment(戒律),we will never rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.Let us each rise to the great heights,recognizing that some of theprohibitions are actually the steady force that helps us climb and achieve. 1.In the passage the writer watched .A.many young people enjoying the sunny dayB.many birds dashing and dancing in the skyC.many young people flying multicolored kitesD.the strong winds blowing against the sky2.What enables a kite fly gracefully in the sky according to the story? A.The kite itself and strange shapes.B.A long string and blowing wind.C.A windy spring day and blue sky.D.The size of the kite and a long string.3.What didn’t happen to the freed kite?A.It kept flying freely in the air.B.It lay powerless in the dirt.C.It was trapped in a dead bush.D.It was blown helplessly around.4.What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?A.To give us tips on how to fly kites effectively.B.To warn us that freedom is actually powerless.C.To explain that restrictions are really unnecessary.D.To teach us a lesson that rules are important in life.1.C [细节理解题。
高中英语真题:2016高考英语完形填空和阅读理解一轮练习(4)阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Rae Armantrout, who has been a poetry professor at the Univ ersity of California San Diego(UCSD)for two decades, has wo n the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category forher most recent book, “Versed”."I’m delighted and amazed at how much media recognition th atthe Pulitzer brings, as compared to even the National Book C ritics Award, which I was also surprised and delighted to win,” said Armantrout."For a long time, my writing has been just below the media ra dar, and to have this kind of attention, suddenly, with my 10th book, is really surprising.”Armantrout, a native Californian, received her bachelor’s degr ee at UC Berkeley, where she studied with noted poet Denise Levertov, and her master’s in creative writing from . She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry that analyzes the way language is used and raises ques tions to make the reader think.In March, she won the National Book Critics Award for“Versed .”"This book has gotten more attention,” Armantrout said, “but I don’t feel as if it’s better.”The first half of“Versed” focuses on the dark forces taking hol d of the United States as it fought the war against . The secon d half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006. Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer bu t many of her colleagues were not. “Rae Armantrout is a uniq ue voice in American poetry,” said Seth Lerer, head of Arts an d Humanities at UCSD."Versed,” published by the Wesleyan University Press, did ap pear in a larger printing than her earlier works, which is about 2, 700 copies. The new edition is scheduled to appear in May.1. According to Rae Armantrout, .A. her 10th book is much betterB. her winning the Pulitzer is u nexpectedC. the media is surprised at her worksD. she likes being recognized by her readers2. Which of the following is true of Rae Armantrout?A. She published a poetry textbook.B. She used to teach Deni se Levertov.C. She started a poets’ group with others.D. She taught cre ative writing at UC Berkeley.3. What can we learn about“Versed” ?A. It consists of three parts.B. It is mainly about the American army.C. It is a book published two decades ago.D. It partly concer ns the poet’s own life.4. Rae Armantrout’s colleagues think that she .A. should write moreB. has a sweet voiceC. deserves the prizeD. is a strange professor5. What can we learn from the text?A. About 2, 700 copies of“Versed” will be printed.B. Cancer made Armantrout stop writing.C. Armantrout got her degrees at UCSD.D. “Versed” has been awarded twice.【参考答案】1--5 、BCDCD社会生活类阅读理解。
2016普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(新课标I)英语试卷类型第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力(共两节,满分30 分)做题时,先将答案标在试卷上,录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话,每段对话后有一个小题。
从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
例:How much is the shirt?A. £ 19. 15.B. £ 9. 18.C. £ 9. 15.答案是C。
1. What are the speakers talking about?A. Having a birthday party.B. Doing some exercise.C. Getting Lydia a gift.2. What is the woman going to do?A. Help the man.B. Take a bus.C. Get a camera.3. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Tell Kate to stop.B. Call Kate’s friends.C. Stay away from Kate.4. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a wine shop.B. In a supermarket.C. In a restaurant.5. What does the woman mean?A. Keep the window closed.B. Go out for fresh air.C. Turn on the fan.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。
语鹅市安置阳光实验学校清远市2016高考英语单项选择和阅读理解一轮选练(1)阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
Scientists in UK have grown a living human "brain". The team at Aston University created tiny bunch of cells which act like a mini nervous system.They believe it could help find a cure for worse mental conditions like Parkinson’s disease. Professor Michael Coleman is leading the research program. He explained, "We are aiming to be able to study the human brain at the most basic level, using an actual living human cell system. Cells have to be alive and operating efficiently to enable us to really understand how the brain works. "The experiment involves changing cells from a cancer tumour (肿瘤)and making them behave like brain cells.Although far from finished, researchers hope the false brain cells will give them a greater understanding of how real brains work. This, in turn, could significantly further research into conditions which affect the brain. Neil Hunt, chief leader of the research group, said, "It is still very early days, but in the future the research could lead to a useful tool for looking into dementia (痴呆)."The technique could also provide a way to carry on animal test and is being supported by the Humane Research Trust (HRT). The scientists predict that over the next ten years a million people will develop dementia. Professor Coleman believes their findings could change this. He said,"We hope our research will provide scientists with a new and highly relational human experimental model to help them understand the brain better and develop new drugs to control the related disease. However, the biggest challenge at present is that we are greatly short of fund, which will slow our research."1. UK scientists grow a living human "brain" in order to ______.A. study the structure of human brainB. make use of living human cell systemC. discover how human brain really worksD. separate cells from a cancer tumour2. According to Neil Hunt, research into brain cells ______.A. will get finished as early as possibleB. will make people discover dementiaC. will affect the brain growth in many waysD. will help to treat some diseases in nerve system3. From the last paragraph,we can know that ______A. the technique provided by HRT is immatureB. animal tests are no longer allowed by lawC. a million people suffer from brain diseasesD. the research program lacks financial support4. The text is intended to ______.A. tell us about a breakthrough in medical researchB. introduce a research program in human's brainC. introduce the progress of drugs for dementiaD. tell us about health problem in nerve system【参考答案】1—4、CDDB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。
新高考英语一轮复习读后续写强化100题(9)一、阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Shrieking Toad and Dancing AntKids got nicknames at a summer camp, and mine was Shrieking Toad(尖叫的癞蛤蟆). I guessed it was my fault that I couldn't get a cool one.A bunch of us campers were on our first nature walk. When we broke for lunch, we sat down on logs. I was on my nuts when a tree frog dropped onto my shirt from the branches above. I shrieked. It was totally unconscious and I didn't even know I could make a sound like that. Most kids forgot about it except Stan. Whenever I walked by, he'd shout, "Shrieking Toad, show us how you can hop!" I corrected him and said that it had been an eastern gray tree frog, not a toad, but that just made things worse.Three days later, Counselor Matt announced we would be paired for a treasure hunt. Excited whispers spread through the camp. But when he read Jay and Stan" as a team, it got on my nerves. Stan shouted "Great! Shrieking Toad!" Then he called to the group, and I went red at what came out of his mouth. "Guys, if mosquitoes are bugging you, ask Shrieking Toad to eat them. Toads love bugs!" Kids roared with laughter.After all the teams wandered off, Stan and I were alone. Then I had a great idea, surprising myself that I hadn't thought of it earlier. I suggested we split up so as to have a better chance of finding treasures. "Yeah, I'd better do what I'm toad (told)." Stan laughed and set off.Ten minutes later, I heard something that reminded me of myself a few days ago. I ran toward the sound.I would never have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. Stan was jumping around near a mud pool like a monkey, shrieking and yelling something that sounded like "Dance! Dance!" Seeing him scratching at his body and hitting his clothes made me realize what he was really saying, "Ants! Ants!"注意: 1.续写词数应为150左右;2.请按如下格式作答。
2016普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(新课标I)英语试卷类型第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力(共两节,满分 30 分)做题时,先将答案标在试卷上,录音容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话,每段对话后有一个小题。
从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
例:How much is the shirt?A. £ 19. 15.B. £ 9. 18.C. £ 9. 15.答案是 C。
1. What are the speakers talking about?A. Having a birthday party.B. Doing some exercise.C. Getting Lydia a gift.2. What is the woman going to do?A. Help the man.B. Take a bus.C. Get a camera.3. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Tell Kate to stop.B. Call Kate’s friends.C. Stay away from Kate.4. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a wine shop.B. In a supermarket.C. In a restaurant.5. What does the woman mean?A. Keep the window closed.B. Go out for fresh air.C. Turn on the fan.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。
高考/模拟试题2016年高考英语阅读理解模拟试题及答案(10)(十)Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer.On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, air terminals, first- class roads, and other support facilities(配套设施)needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel lose money.Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many support facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists , jobs and money are lost.56.Which of the following do you think has been discussed in the part before this selection?A. It is extremely important to develop tourism.B. Building roads and hotels is essential.C. Support facilities are highly necessary.D. Planning is of great importance to tourism.57.Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT ________ .A. a bad effect on other industriesB. a change of tourists’ customsC. over - crowdedness of places of interestD. pressure on traffic58.It can be inferred from the text that________ .A. the author doesn’t like tourism developing so fastB. local people will benefit from tourist attractionC. other parts of a country’s economy won’t benefit from tourism muchD. we can't build too many support facilities59.The author thinks it is good for local people to know that tourism will ________ .A. waste a lot of moneyB. weaken their economyC. help establish their customsD. help improve their life答案:56.D 本文一开始便讲如果没有适当的计划,旅游业会带来的各种问题,可见前文叙述适当计划的好处,以正反两方面来阐述。
石家庄裕华区2016高考英语阅读类一轮练习(9)阅读理解。
阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
The Arctic is a polar region.It surrounds the North Pole.Like Antarctica,the Arctic is a land of ice and snow.Antarctica holds the record for a low temperature reading 125 degrees Fahrenheit below zero.Reading of 85 degrees below zero are common in both the Arctic and Antarctica.Winter temperatures average 30 degrees below zero in the Arctic.At the South Pole the winter average is about 73 degrees below zero.One thing alone makes it almost impossible for men to live in Antarctica and in parts of the Arctic.This one thing is the low temperature—the killing chill of the far North and the polar South.To survive,men must wear the warmest possible clothing.They must build windproof shelters.They must keep heaters going at all times.Not even for a moment can they be unprotected against the belowzero temperatures.Men have a way of providing for themselves.Polar explorers wrap themselves in warm coats and furs.The cold makes life difficult,but the explorers can stay alive. What about animals?Can they survive?Do we find plants?Do we find life in the Arctic and in Antarctica?Yes,we do.There is life in the oceans.There is life on land. Antarctica,as we have seen,is a cold place indeed.But this has not always been the case.Expedition scientists have discovered that Antarctica has not always been a frozen continent.At one time the weather in Antarctica may have been much like our own. Explorers have discovered coal in Antarctica.This leads them to believe that Antarctica at one time was a land of swamps and forests.Heat and moisture must have kept the trees in the forests alive.1.What does the underlined word“chill”probably mean?A.coldness B.coolnessC.damp D.desert答案:A 猜测词义题。
根据前面的the low temperature可知这个画线词表示“寒冷”。
2.One of the reasons why there is no man living in Antarctica and in parts of the Arctic is that________.A.there are no wildlife thereB.there are no mineralsC.they are extremely coldD.they are hard to access答案: C 细节理解题。
根据第三段可知极度寒冷使人们不可能生活在南极和北极的部分地区。
3.According to the passage,which statement is TRUE?A.The lowest temperature of the world is in the Arctic.B.To survive in the Poles,the explorers wear the warmest possible clothing. C.Antarctica has always been a cold place.D.Coal has been found in the Arctic.答案:B 细节理解题。
根据“Polar explorers wrap themselves in warm coats and furs.”可知B项符合题意。
4.If you are exploring the polar region,you need to______.A.wear only fursB.build a windproof shelterC.use heaters sometimesD.live in groups答案:B 事实细节题。
根据第四段和第五段可知。
社会生活类阅读理解。
To err is human. To blame the other guy is even more human.Common sense is not all that common.Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?These three popular misquotes (戏谑的引语) are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about human nature. To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people don’t want to accept the responsibility for having made a mistake. They naturally look for someone else who could be responsible for the problem. Perhaps it is the natural thing to do. The original quote about human nature went like this: “To err is human, to forgive, divine (神圣的).” This saying mirrors an ideal: people should be forgiving of others’ mistakes. Instead, we te nd to do the opposite—find someone else to pass the blame on to. However, taking responsibilityfor something that went wrong is a mark of great maturity.Common sense is what we call clear thought. Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan. Common sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine. Common sense does not seem to be common for large organizations, because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything. People say that in a large company, “the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing."And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art? One of the common problems with making excuses is that people, especially young people, get the idea that it’s okay not to be totally honest all the time. There is a corollary (直接推论) to that: if a good excuse is“good” even if it isn’t honest, then where is the place of the truth?1. According to the passage, which of the following seems the most human?A. To search for truth.B. To achieve one’s ideal.C. To make fun of others’ mistakes.D. To criticize others for one’s own error.2. According to the author, what is a sign of a man’s maturity?A. Doing things his own way.B. Bearing responsibility for his mistakes.C. Making as few mistakes as possible.D. Thinking seriously about his wrongdoings.3. Which of the following is NOT based on common sense?A. A man tries to take charge of everything in a large company.B. A student goes out with an umbrella in stormy weather.C. A company’s next move follows a good plan.D. A lawyer acts on fine judgments.4. What is the author’s opinion about a good excuse?A. Making a good excuse is sometimes a better policy.B. Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas.C. A good excuse is as rewarding as honesty.D. Bitter truth is better than a good excuse.5. What would be the best title for this passage?A. A Mirror of Human NatureB. To Blame or to ForgiveC. A Mark of MaturityD. Truth of Excuse【参考答案】64.1-5 DBADA人物传记类(2013·山东,B)George Gershwin,born in 1898,was one of America's greatest composers.He published his first song when he was eighteen years old.During the next twenty years he wrote more than five hundred songs.Many of Gershwin's songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York City.These plays were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s.Many of his songs have remained popular as ever.Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way—from jazz to country.In the 1920s there was a debate in the United States about jazz music.Could jazz,some people asked,be considered serious music? In 1924 jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music.Gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do it.And in that short time,he composed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called Rhapsody in Blue.Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert.The audience were thrilled when they he ard his music.It made him worldfamous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.In 1928,Gershwin went to Paris.He applied to study composition (作曲)with the wellknown musician Nadia Boulanger,but she rejected him.She was afraid that classical study would ruin his jazzinfluenced style.While there,Gershwin wrote An American in Paris.When it was first performed,critics (评论家)were divided over the music.Some called it happy and full of life,to others it was stilly and boring.But it quickly became popular in Europe and the United States.It still remains one of his most famous works.George Gershwin died in 1937,just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer.He was only thirtynine years old.Newspapers all over the world reported his deat h on their front pages.People mourned the loss of the man and all the music he might have still written.【语篇解读】本文讲述了George Gershwin 一位伟大的音乐家的一生,对音乐界及世界的影响。