全國通用2010屆高考全國各地月考閱讀理解匯編之文化類Passage1（河北省衡水中學2010屆高三上學期第三次調研考試）IfyoucanspeakEnglish，youknowalotofEnglishwords.Youcanread,speakandunderstand.Butthereisanotherkindoflanguageyouneedtoknowthelanguageofthebody,apartofwhatiscallednon-verbalcommunication.Allovertheworld，people“talk”withtheireyes.WhenJapanesepeoplemeet，theyputtheirhandstogether.WhatdotheAmericanandtheBritishdo?AmericansaremoreinformalthantheBritish.Theyliketobefriendly.Theyusefirstname，theyaskquestionsandtheytalkeasilyaboutthemselves.Whentheysitdown,theyliketorelaxinBritishpeoplearemorequiet.Theytakemoretimetomakefriends.TheyliketoknowyouWhenBritishandAmericanpeoplemeetsomeoneforthefirsttime，theyshakehands.Theydonotusuallyshakehandswithpeopletheyknowwell.Womensometimeskisstheirwomenfriends，andmenkisswomenfriends（ononecheekonly）.Whenamanmeetsamanfriend，hejustsmiles，andsays“Hello”.Mendonotkisseachother.Evenfathersandsonsdonotoftenkiss49.Bodylanguageis_.A.B.thesystemofhuC.thesystemofhumanexpressionbysign,movements,D.50.WhenanAmericanmanmeetsawomanfriend，heA.kissesherB.justsmilesC.says“Hello”D.51.Britishpeopleare.A.asquietasAmericansB.C.lessfriendlythanAmericansD.52.FromthepassagewecancometotheideathatA.B.C.D.noneofthebodylanguageindifferent答案CABAPassage2（河北省正定中學2010屆高三上學期第一次月考）Onhearingthewords“Justdoit!”,youwillknowthereisaNikeproductnearby.Ifits“AlwaysCoca-Cola”,youcanbesuresomeonewantstosellyouarefreshingdrink.Anadvertisingslogan(廣告標語)istoabrandwhateyesaretoaperson.Thesloganhelpspeopleunderstandthebrandbetterbytellingthemwhatitwantstoselltoitscustomers.Goodslogansleaveamessageinsidepeoplesminds.Itsalmostcertainthateverybrandhasapopularslogan.Hereareafewexamples:“Justdoit!”Thissloganspeaksouttoteens.Ittellsthemtodosomething,butonlyiftheythinkitsworthit.Andifso,whynotdoitwearingNike?“AlwaysCoca-Cola.”Cokessloganschangeeveryfewyears,butthisonehasenjoyedalastingpopularitybecauseitshowsthebrandsspirit.Itseemstosay“Cokeistheonlydrinkthereis；therearenootherformsofdrinks.”“Sharemoments,sharelife.”ThissloganfromKodakconnectsphotosandbeauty.ItaskspeopletorememberthehappymomentsinlifebytakingphotosofthemusingKodakfilmofcourse!53Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.JustDoIt!B.SloganAndBrandC.FamousSlogansD.WhatIsAGoodSlogan?54Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheunderlinedsentence(paragraph2)?A.Agoodadvertisingsloganshoulddrawpeoplesattention.B.Abrandshouldhaveanadvertisingsloganjustaspeoplehaveeyes.C.Anadvertisingsloganisasimportanttoabrandaseyesaretoaperson.D.Anadvertisingsloganactsastheeyesofabrand.55Theword“them”inthelastparagraphrefersto_.A.peopleB.thehappymomentsC.photosandbeautyD.Kodakfilm56Whichofthefollowingtablescanbestmatchthesloganswiththeirbrands?ASloganBrandBSloganBrandObeyyourthirst.VolkswagenObeyyourthirst.CanonIfanyonecan,Canoncan.EasternAirlinesIfanyonecan,Canoncan.VolkswagenThewingsofman.CasioWatchesThewingsofman.EasternAirlinesDriverswanted.jobworld.co.ukDriverswanted.CasiowatchesTechnologyforlife.SpriteTechnologyforlifejobworld.co.ukDownloadabetterfuture.CanonDownloadabetterfuture.SpriteCSloganBrandDSloganBrandObeyyourthirst.CasioWatchesObeyyourthirst.SpriteIfanyonecan,Canoncan.CanonIfanyonecan.Canoncan.CanonThewingsofmanEasternAirlinesThewingsofman.EasternAirlinesDriverswanted.SpriteDriverswanted.VolkswagenTechnologyforlife.jobworld.co.ukTechnologyforlifeCasioWatchesDownloadabetterfuture.VolkswagenDownloadabetterfuture.jobworld.co.uk答案BCBDPassage3（湖南省長沙市一中2010屆高三上學期第二次月考）PupilsinWarwickshirewillsoonbelearningMandarinafternewlinkswereforged（建立聯系）witharegioninChina.HeadteachersfromthecountyspentaweekinShenzheninSouth-eastChina,makinglinkswithschoolsandtouringdifferenteducationestablishments.SchoolsthattookpartarenowlookingtointroduceMandarinlessons.PupilsfromschoolsinWarwickshireandShenzhenarestartingtowriteande-maileachotherandplansarebeingmadetosharelessonsovertheInternet.ThetripwasarrangedbyWarwickshireCountyCouncilandfundedbytheBritishCouncilasthefirststageofdevelopmentofarangeoftieswiththeeconomicallyboomingcity.InternationaldevelopmentofficerJudithYoungsaid:“WeareenteringanexcitingperiodofschoolrelationbetweenWarwickshireandShenzhen.ThereisarealappetiteforsharingideasamongtheChinese.Wewereabletoseethedifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweentheeducationsystemsandtherearemanyareasinwhichourschools,teachersandpupilswillbeabletobenefitfromadifferentculturalperspective（觀點）andlinkswithacountrythatisbecomingveryimportantontheworldstage.Throughoutthehighprofile（引人注目）visitledbyourcountyeducationofficer,EricWood,ourgroupwasmadetofeelverywelcomeandattractedagreatdealofinterest.Ourvisittoaprimaryschoolwasfeaturedasthemainnewsitemontelevisionthatnight.AmarkofhowhighlythevisitwasvaluedisthatplansarebeingmadeforareturnvisittoWarwickshireofcivicleaders,senioreducationofficialsandschoolprincipals.”66.HeadteachersfromWarwickshirecametoShenzhen_.A.togetintouchwithShenzhenschoolsB.topayareturnofficialvisitC.tohaveMandarinlessonsD.tohavesightseeing67.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPT_.A.theone-weekvisittoChinawasagreatsuccessB.MandarinwillsoonbelearnedatschoolsinWarwickshireC.pupilsinWarwickshireandShenzhenwillhavethesamesubjectsD.therewillbefurthercommunicationsbetweenWarwickshireandShenzhen68.Whichcountrydoyouthinktheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphreferto?A.WarwickshireB.USAC.BritainD.China69.HowdoesJudithYoungfeelaboutthefutureco-operation?A.Upset.B.Confident.C.Disappointed.D.Unsure.70.Whichmightbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.WarwickshireTeachersinShenzhen.B.SharingDifferentEducationIdeas.C.SchoolsinWarwickshireForgeChineseLinks.D.SharingLessonsontheInternet.答案ACDBCPassage4（貴州省大山中學2010屆高三10月月考）（D）WashingtonD.C.isthecapitaloftheUnitedStates.Itsthecenterofthenationalgovernment.Itsabusy,workingcitywithalargepopulation.Butwhatismore,Washingtonisalsoacityofhistoryandculture.Washingtonwascreatedin1790,whenCongress（thehighestlaw-makingbodyoftheU.S.A.）decidedtoplacethenationnewcapitalintheeastofthecountry.ItwasbuilthalfwaybetweenthenorthernandthesouthernstatesoftheAmerica.AndofcourseitwasnamedafterGeorgeWashington,thefirstPresidentoftheUnitedStates.TherearemanytouristsightsinWashington.OneofthemistheWhiteHouse.ThisisthehomeandofficeofthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.Mostvisitorsare,however,surprisedbyhowsmalltheWhiteHouseactuallyis.Washingtonisalsoagreatculturecity.TheLibraryofCongresscontains（包括）oneofthelargestlibrarycollectionsintheworld.TheSmithsonianMuseumholdsthenationslargestcollectionofculturalmaterials.AndmeJohnF.KennedyCenterisafamouscenterofartandculture.It.hasmanygreatmusicalandtheatreperformancesthroughouttheyear.69.Thewritermainlytalksabout_A.WashingtonB.thehistoryofWashingtonC.buildingsandsights-inWashingtonD.thehistoryandcultureofWashington70.FromthepassageweknowthatWashingtonissituated（位于）in_.A.theeastoftheU.S.A.B.thecenteroftheU.S.A；C.theeast,onthemiddlepointfromnorthtosouth,ofthecountryD.theeastandhalf-wayawayfromthenorth71.TheWhiteHouseimpresses（給人印象）thepeoplemostfor_.A.itswhitecolorB.itssizeC.itshistoryD.itisthehomeandofficeofthepresident72.ThewriterintroducesWashingtonintheorderof_.A.generalintroduction,history,sightsandcultureB.population,historyandcultureC.generalintroduction,history,sights,buildingsandcultureD.historyandculture答案DCBCPassage5（貴州省大山中學2010屆高三10月月考）（E）Whensomeonesays,“Well,IguessIllhavetogotofacethemusic,”itdoesntmeanheisplanningtogotoaconcert.Itissomethingfarlesspleasant,likebeingcalledinyourbosstoexplainwhyyoudidthisanddidthat,andwhyyoudidnotdothisorthat.Terriblemusic,indeed,butithastobefaced.Atsometimeoranother,everyoneofushashadto“facethemusic”,especiallyaschildren.Wecanrememberfathersangryvoice:“Iwanttotalktoyou!”Andonlybecausewedidnotobeyhim.Whatanunpleasantbusinessitwas!Thephrase“facethemusic”isknowntoeveryAmerican,oldandyoung.Itisatleastonehundredyearsold.Wheredidtheexpressioncomefrom?ThefirstexplanationcamefromtheAmericannovelistJamesFenimoreCooper.Hesaid,in1851,thatexpressionwasfirstusedbyactorswhilewaitinginthewings（舞臺的兩側）togoonstage.Aftertheygottheirclue（暗示）togoon,theyoftensaid,“Itstimetogotofacethemusic.”Andthatisexactlywhattheydidfacetheorchestra（樂隊）whichwasjustbelowthestage.Anactormightbefrightenedornervousashemovedontothestageinfrontoftheaudience（觀眾）thatmightbefriendly,orperhapsunfriendly,especiallyifheforgothislines.Buthehadtogoout.Ifhedidnot,therewouldbenoplay.So“facethemusic”cametomean:havingtogothroughsomething,nomatterhowunpleasanttheexperiencemightbe,becauseyouknewyouhadnochoice.73.Theexpression“facethemusic”means_.A.plantogotoaconcertB.getonescluetodosomethingC.havetogothroughsomethingfarlesspleasantD.disobeywhatonesfathersays74.Thepassagetellsusthattheexpressionwasfirstusedby_.A.childrenB.novelistsC.actorsD.audience75.InthelastparagraphtheChinesemeaningoftheword“line”is_.A.老板B.同事C.角色D.臺詞答案CCDPassage6（貴州省豐都中學2010屆高三10月月考）BLondonAmorningstrainridesaway,acrosstheChannel,EnglishkidsaboutLiverpoolssoccerteaminaParispub.SomeParisianshaveevenstartedtogotoworkinLondon.Inthe19thcentury,CharlesDickenscomparedthetwogreatrivalcities,LondonandParis,in“ATaleofTwoCities.”Thesedays,itmightbeATaleofOneCity.ParisiansarethesedayslikelytosmileinsympathyatavisitorsbrokenFrenchandrespondinpoliteEnglish.Asjobsgrewlackathomeoverrecentyears,perhaps250,000FrenchmenmovedacrosstheChannel.Withanunderseatunnel,theycouldtravelbetweencitiesinthreehours.TheEuropeanUnionhasfreedthemfromimmigrationandcustoms.Paris,richinbeauty,ismoreattractive.ButLondonfeelsmorefulloflife,andmorefununtilthepubscloseup.“Forme,thedifferenceisthatLondonisreal,alive,”saidTrevorWheeler,abanker.ChantalJaouen,aprofessionaldesigner,agrees.“IamFrench,butIllstayinLondon.”Shesaid.Thereis,ofcourse,theotherview.JulieLenouxisastudentwhomovedtoLondontwoyearsago.“IthinkpeoplelaughmoreinParis,”shesaid.Infact,LondonandParis,withtheirobviousnewsimilarities,arepasttheolddescriptions.AstheEuropeanUniongraduallyloosenedcontrols,LondonersflockedintoParistoshop,eatandbuyproperty.“Bothcitieshavechangedoutofrecognition.”saidLarryCollins,awriterandsometimesaLondoner.Likemostpeoplewhoknowbothwell,hefindsthetwonowfittogethercomfortably.“IfirstfellinlovewithParisinthe1950s,anditisstillawonderfulplace,”Collinssaid.“ButifIhadtochoose,itwouldbeLondon.Thingsaresomuchmoreordered,andlifeisbetter.”Butcertainlynotcheaper.InfancypartsofLondon,rentscanbetwicethoseonAvenueFochinParis.DecidingbetweenLondonandParisrequiresalifestylechoice.LikeDaphneBenoit,aFrenchjournalismstudentwithperfectEnglish,manyyoungpeoplearehappytobecloseenoughsotheydonthavetochoose.“IloveParis,mylittleneighborhood,thewayIcanwalkaroundacenter,butlifeissostructured,”shesaid.“InLondon,youcanbewhoyouwant.Noonecares.”40.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_.A.LondonerandParisiansB.FancyLondonandFashionableParisC.TheSimilarityofTwocitiesD.AmodernTaleofTwoCities41.Wecaninferfromthetext_.A.ParisandLondonhavebecomeperfectpartnersB.LondonfeelsmorefulloflifeC.lifeinParisisstructuredD.ParisandLondonhavebecomefiercecompetitors42.Theunderlinedword“flocked”probablymeans_.A.cameinlargenumbersB.flewalongwayC.rushedhurriedlyD.drovelongdistance43.LivinginParis,youmayfind_.A.lifeisbetter.B.thingsarecheaperC.moreattractivepeopleD.ajobeasily44.Fromthepassagewecanknow_.A.thetwocitieshavedevelopedveryfastB.LondonisbetterthanParisC.ParisisafavoriteplaceforalljournalismstudentsD.peopleinbothLondonandParisnowlea