cultural

Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of living space. The amount of space a person needs around him is a cultural difference,not an economic one. Knowing your own psychological (心理的) space needs is important because they strongly affect your choices,including,for example,the number of bedrooms in the home. If you were brought up in a two-child family and both you and your sister or brother had your own bedrooms,the chances are,if you have two children or more,that you also will offer separate bedrooms for them. In America,for example,they train people to want to have their own rooms by giving them their own rooms when they are babies. This is very rare in the world. In many other countries,the baby sleeps in the same bed with his parents or in bed near them.

The space in the home also shows a lot about psychological space needs. Some families gather closer to each other and the size of their house has nothing to do with it. Others have separate little corners where family members go to bed alone.

Although it is true that psychological space needs are not decided by economic reasons,they sometimes have to be changed a little because of economic pressures. It is almost impossible,however,to completely change your psychological space needs.

1. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means " ______ ". A. No two people need exactly the same amount of living space B. The requirements of living space are not always the same

C. The world requires the same amount of living space D. Nobody needs a required amount of living space

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Americans are trained to live in large rooms at birth. B. Economic situation decides one's amount of space needs.

C. People in various countries demand different psychological space. D. Knowing your psychological space needs is important, as it affects your future.

( B )

The Red Cross is an international organization which cares for people who are in need of help. A man in Paris hospital who needs blood,a woman in Mexico who was injured in an earthquake,and a family in India that lost their home in a storm may all be aided by the Red Cross.

The Red Cross exists in almost every country around the globe. The world Red Cross organizations are sometimes called the Red Crescent,the Red Mogen David,the Sun,and the Red Lion. All of these agencies (机构) share a common goal of trying to help people in need.

The idea of forming an organization to help the sick and wounded during a war started with Jean Henri Dunant. In 1859,he observed how people were suffering on a battle field in Italy. He wanted to help all the wounded people regardless of which side they were fighting for. The most important result of his work was an international treaty(条约)called the Geneva Convention. It protects prisoners of war,the sick and wounded, and other citizens during a war.

The American Red Cross was set up by Clara Barton in 1881. Today the Red Cross in the United States provides a number of services for the public,such as helping people in need,teaching first aid and providing blood.

3. A good title for this selection is ______ . A. People in Need of Help B. Safety and Protection C. The International Red Cross

D. Forming an Organization to Help the Soldiers 4. The underlined word "aided" in Paragraph 1 means " ______ ".

A. needed B. helped C. caught D. protected

答案与解析

1. B。本题考查句子语意理解。划线的句子意思为：世界上并不是每一个人都需要同样大的空间。所给的四个选项中，只有选项B与划线句子的意思一致。

2. B。本题属于概括文章主旨大意题。

3. C。本题也属于概括文章主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了国际红十字会的起源和作用。 4. B。根据本文第一句话：The Red Cross is an international organization which cares for people who are in need of help.由此可猜测出该划线单词的意思是"帮助"。

Moderation

One should be moderate(适度) in all things. Moderation is always the safest way to do things and a virtue(品质)we should have. Let's take the student life for example. There are some students who study too hard and play too little, while there are others who play too much and study too little. On one hand, it is harmful to his health if he has too few exercises, and on the other hand, it is harmful to his mind if he plays too much.

In the matter of eating, one also should be moderate. Do not eat too much or too little. Too much eating will make you sick, while too little eating will make you weak.

The man of progress is he who neither has too high an opinion of himself nor thinks too poorly of himself. If a man thinks too highly of himself, he is sure to become very proud, but if he has too poor an opinion of himself, he will have no courage to make an advance. Both the conditions above will make you lose your advancing aim. A broadminded man is he who always moves within the orbit (轨道)of reasonableness. Whether in any activities in life, moderation is one of the best ways to enjoy real happiness.

1.―Someone is moderate‖ means ______ .

A.he walks neither too fast nor too slowly

B.he has good characters and good ways to do things

C.he is not only safe but also successful

D.he is either tall or short

2.The writer suggests that a student should ______ .

A.have much more time to study than to play

B.spend most of the time playing different games

C.only study hard without any time to play

D.correctly arrange (安排)his time for study and play

3. Moderate eating means ______ .

A.eating as much food as one can if the food is tasty B.eating food rich of fat

C.eating a proper amount of food D.eating either too much or too little

4.If one wants to be broad-minded, he must ______ .

A.believe in himself B.be full of courage

C.enjoy real happiness

D.do everything that is reasonable

参考答案：

B D C D

高考英语阅读理解新闻类

the space shuttle columbia flared and broke up in the skies over texas on saturday, february 1,2003, killing the seven astronauts on board in what nasa and president bush called a tragedy for the entire nation. nasa launched an investigation into the disaster and began searching for the astronauts'' remains. it said that although there had been some data failures it was too early to nail down a precise cause. the break-up, 16 minutes before the shuttle was due to land at kennedy space center in florida, spread possibly toxic debris(有毒的残骸) over a wide swath of texas and neighboring states.

dramatic television images of the shuttle''s descent clearly showed several white trails(痕迹) streaking through blue skies after the shuttle suddenly fell apart. it was almost 17 years to the day that the challenger shuttle exploded on jan. 28, 1986, killing all seven astronauts on board.

take-off and re-entry into earth''s atmosphere are the most dangerous parts of a space mission. in 42 years of us'' human space flight, there had never been an accident in the descent to earth or landing. challenger exploded just after take-off.

rescue teams scrambled to search for the remains of the crew, which included the first israeli to fly on the shuttle, former combat pilot col. ilan ramon. there were warnings that parts of a vast 120-mile-long corridor of debris could be toxic because of poisonous rocket propellant(推进器).

"we are not ready to confirm that we have found any human remains," nacogdoches county sheriff thomas kerrs said. he added that among the roughly 1,000 calls reporting debris, some people said they found remains of crew members.

"the columbia is lost. there are no survivors, …their mission was almost complete and we lost them so close to home. … america''s space program will go on," said a grim-faced bush in a message broadcast on television, which included condolences to the families of the dead astronauts.

1. the word “descent” in the passage means ________.

a. taking off b. landing c. orbiting d. walking down

2. which is true of the israeli astronaut ilan ramon?

a. he was the first israeli astronaut to fly on the shuttle.

b. he was the first foreign astronaut to fly on the american shuttle.

c. he used to be a passenger plane pilot.

d. he was the only survivor in the columbia disaster.

3. the columbia disaster and the challenger disaster were similar in that ________.

a. there were seven astronauts killed on board

b. both the shuttles exploded when they took off

c. both the shuttles exploded when they were about to land

d. no human remains were found

4. which of the following is wrong according to the news?

a. the u.s.a. will give up the space program because of the accident.

b. nasa hasn’t found the cause of the columbia disaster.

c. before the columbia disaster, no shuttles had exploded in the course of landing.

d. take-off and re-entry into earth''s atmosphere are the most dangerous parts of a space mission.

【答案解析】

本文讲述了美国航天飞机“哥伦比亚”号失事的情况。

1. b。词义推测题。可以参见第三段第二句中的.in the decent to earth，其后or landing 即是对 descent解释。

2. a。细节题。从 …which included the first israeli to fly on the shuttle, former combat pilot col. ilan ramon 中可以知道，ilan ramon. 是以色列第一位乘坐航天飞机的宇航员。

3. a。推断题。要求你找出这两起灾难的共同点。从文中可以了解到两起灾难都有7位宇航员丧生。“挑战者”号是在升空时失事的，而“哥伦比亚”号是在返回地面的过程中失事的，故可排除b 和 c。而选项 d 与原文不符，故选 a。

4. a。判断题。根据…america''s space program will go on 我们可以知道选项 a 明显错误。而选项b、c、d均与原文相符。