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历年英语高考阅读理解题精选译注

E（2005天津E 3）
No one can fail to stand in awed (

令人敬畏的) admiration of the great
discoveries of history

---Newton’s laws of motion, Kepler’s principles
of planetary movement, Einstein’s general theory of relativity. Equally

awe-inspiring are artistic creations in painting,
literature,

theatre, music, and

which have also been brought about by discovery through
personal
well-known scientists and artists have to do with problem solving?

efforts. What do these extraordinary achievements of
A great scientific discovery or a great work of art is surely the
result of

problem-solving activity. The solution to a problem, we are
told, often comes to thinkers in a “flash
they may have been turning the problem over in their minds for some

of insight (顿悟)”, although
time. As a particular form of problem solving, these creative acts are

based on the broad knowledge gained in the past, whether this be of the

“public” sort known to science, or of the “private” sort known to the
artist.


Many

creative thinkers state that they have completely devoted
themselves to the subject matter of the problem, often over fairly long

periods of time. Indeed, it would be strange if they had not done
Nothing in such statements supports the idea that there is anything very

this.
different

about the problem solving that leads to discoveries of
great contributions

the
to the society. The act of discovery, even in the
relatively

predictable (可以预见的) sense that it occurs in everyday
learning,

involves (涉及) a “sudden insight” which changes the
problem situation into a solution situation. As we have seen, everyday
discovery also requires that the learner have the knowledge of the rules

gained in the past, which is involved in the solution.


52. Newton, Kepler and Einstein are mentioned in the first paragraph
to ____.
A. bring about the subject of the discussion


B. explain that scientist are more creative

C. show the difference between science and arts

D. prove that arts require more personal efforts
53. While

knowledge from the past plays an important role in their
achievements, thinkers sometimes also depend on their ________.

A. artistic tastes

B. sudden insight
C. admiration of discoveries

D. scientific experiments
54. What does the underlined word “this” refer to?
A. Great contributions to the society.



B Long-time study of the subject matter.


C. V

arious statements about problem solving
D. Complete devotion to artistic creation.
55. We may conclude from the passage that_____ .

A. it is more likely to make scientific and artistic discoveries in



everyday learning
B. a sudden insight and knowledge from the past are required in



making discoveries.
C. scientific discoveries or artistic creations are usually


unpredictable in nature
D. knowledge of the rules in the past is often developed in the



changes of situation







9
对于牛顿的运动定律，开普勒的行
星运动定律，还有爱因斯坦的广义相对
论，对这 些伟大的历史发现，没人不会
不肃然起敬。还有同样靠个人努力和发
现所创造出来的令人敬畏的 艺术创造：
包括绘画、戏剧、音乐和文学方面的成
就。这些知名科学家和艺术家卓越的成
就和他们解决问题的方法有什么联系
呢？
一个伟大的科学发现或是一件伟
大的艺术 品一定是解决问题活动后的
结果。你常会听到，对一个问题的解决
方法而言，尽管这些伟大人物 在心中已
反复思考了一段时间，可解决方法来源
于他们的顿悟。作为特别的解决问题的
方式，这些创造性的活动是基于以往获
得的广博的知识为基础的，而这种知识
要么是公共的科学 常识，要么是某位艺
术家私人独有的知识。
许多创造性思维的科学家说到他
们全身心 地投入研究他们的专题，经常
耗费相当长的时间。事实上，如果他们
没这样做的话也就奇怪了。 这样的陈述
中没有一个是说他们对社会做出巨大
贡献的发现所用的解决问题的方法是
特 别与众不同的。甚至在相对来说可想
而知的日常学习中，那种发现的行为与
突然的顿悟有关，把 “问题情景”转化
成了“解决状态”。正如我们所看到的
那样，每天的发现也要求学习者具备以
往所获得的规律的知识，这些知识参与
到解决问题的过程中。
Keys: 52. THE 1ST LETTER IN THE
1ST WORD IN LINE4 53. THE 1ST
LETTER IN THE 5TH WORD IN
LINE5 54. THE 1ST LETTER IN THE
5TH WORD IN LINE5 55. THE 1ST
LETTER IN THE 5TH WORD IN
LINE5
作业：笔记：
把译文中所有醒目标示的汉字在对应
的英文文章 中找出并记录在笔记本里，
并查出陌生的词语。

历年英语高考阅读理解题精选译注


E(2005安徽 4)
Parents

should stop blaming themselves because there’s not a lot
they can do about it. I mean the teenager(
Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain

十几岁的孩子) problem.
times

a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into
terrible animal.

a



I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways.
One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should
stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake

hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round.

Sprawling himself (

懒散地躺) on the sofa in full length, he made
no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in,
and


his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His
mother was ashamed. “I don’t know what to do with him these
days,” she said. “

He’s forgotten all the manners we taught him.”
He hasn’t forgotten them. He’s just decided that he’s not
going to use them. She confessed (坦白) that she would like to
come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the

floor.



Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all
over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say

, “ I
don’t like your dress; it’s ugly.” One of the daughters has recently
been driven out of school. The other has left home.



“Where did we go wrong?” her parents are now very sad.
Probably

nowhere much. At least, no more than the rest of that
unfortunate race, parents.
71. This text is most probably written by ____.




A. a specialist in teenager studies
B. a headmaster of a middle school

C. a parent with teenage children
72.

D. a doctor for mental health problems.

The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to
____.


A. the change from good to bad that’s seen in a child



B. the way that parents often blame themselves
C. the opinion that a child has of his parents


73.

D. the advice that parents want their children to follow
The boy on the sofa would most probably be described as
____.



A. lazy B. quiet C. unusual D. rude
74. From the second example we can infer that the parents of the

two daughters ______.
A. pay no attention to them
B. are too busy to look after them



C. have come to hate them
75.

D. feel helpless to do much about them
What is the author’s opinion about the sudden change in
teenage children?




A. Parents have no choice but to try to accept it.
B. Parents should pay still more attention to the change.


C. Parents should work more closely with school teachers.


D. Parents are at fault for the change in their children.







10
父母不应该自责因 为他们能管的很
有限。我指的是青少年问题。不论你用
什么方法或无论你选择什么方法去处理，在某些时候，一个十分出色的，有
理性的，肯帮助做事的孩子会变成一头
可怕的野兽。
我已目睹过朋友们用各种各样的方
法来应对孩子的这种转变。一位严厉的
母亲坚持她的 儿子打小起，只要有人进
屋，就要去开门并且像绅士那样和来人
握手。上周我偶然拜访朋友时又 见到他
了。四肢完全伸开懒散地躺在沙发上，
当我进去时他在看电视，电视的声音很
大 ，就没想着把电视关掉。他仅仅快速
地瞥了我一眼就算是他给我打招呼了。
他的母亲很惭愧地说 ，“这些日子我不
知道该如何管教他了。他把我们教他的
所有的礼貌都忘掉了。”
他 没有忘记，只是他现在决定不再遵
循那样礼貌了。她坦白地说她真想走到
他身后把他从沙发上撂 翻到地板上。
我的另一位好朋友听任他的两个女
儿在家具上到处爬，然后弯腰伸到桌子
的对面，瞪着我说，“我不喜欢你穿的
衣服，难看死了。”其中的一个女儿最
近被开除出了学 校。另一个离家出走
了。
她们的父母现在很伤心，“我们哪里
出错了？”很可能没什 么大错。至少和
其他的父母一模一样没什么错。
Keys: 71. THE 1ST LETTER IN THE
2ND WORD IN LINE4 72. THE 1ST
LETTER IN THE 2ND WORD IN
LINE4 73. THE 1ST LETTER IN THE
3RD WORD IN LINE2 74. THE 1ST
LETTER IN THE 3RD WORD IN
LINE2 75. THE 1ST LETTER IN THE
2ND WORD IN LINE4
作业：笔记：
把译文中所有醒目标示的汉字在对应
的英文文章中找出并记录在笔记本 里，
并查出陌生的词语。

历年英语高考阅读理解题精选译注


C(2005江苏 5)

The three-day event is not fixed to the same dates each

The Sahara Festival is a celebration of the very recent past.
year, but
generally takes place in November or December. It is well attended
by tourists, but even better attended by locals.


During the opening ceremonies, after the official greetings
from the government leaders, people who attend the festival begin

to

march smartly before the viewing stands, and white camels
transport their riders across the sands.
nations display their beautiful clothes and their fine horsemanship.

Horsemen from different
One following another, groups of musicians and dancers from all

over

the Sahara take their turn to show off their wonderful
traditional

culture. Groups of men in blue and yellow play horns
and beat drums as they dance in different designs. On their knees
in

the sand, a group of women in long dark dresses
their hair: their long, dark, shiny hair is thrown back and forth in

dance with
the wind to the rhythm of their dance.




The local and visiting Italian dogs are anxious to run after
hares. The crowd is on its feet for the camel races. Camels and
riders run far into the distance, and then return to the finish Line in

front of the cheering people



Towards the evening, there comes the grand finale of the
opening day, an extremely exciting horserace. All
very

the riders run
fast on horseback. Some
saddles. Some even ride upside down their legs and feet straight up

riders hang off the side of their
in the air —all at full speed. Others rush down the course together,
men arm in arm, on different horses. On and on they went. So fast
and so wonderful!


64. The Sahara Festival is a festival which _____.


A. has a very long history in North Africa

B. is held in the same place on the same day

C. is attended mainly by the people in the Sahara
D. is celebrated mostly by travelers from different countries
65. Before the races begin, _____ take part in the activities during

the opening ceremonies.

A. musicians, dancers, horses and hares

B. camel riders, musicians, dogs and hares

C. horsemen, dancers, camels and dogs
D. musicians, officials, camels and horses
66.

The underlined word “finale” in the fourth paragraph most

probably means the ____ of the opening day.
A. first part B. middle
67. This passage mainly tells readers ____.

C. last part D. whole

A. what happens on the opening day of the Sahara Festival

B. how people celebrate during the three-day Sahara

Festival
C. what takes place at the closing ceremonies of the Sahara

Festival

D. how animals race on the first and the last days of the


Sahara Festival







11
撒哈拉节是历史不久的庆典。为时三
天的节日也不是每 年都固定在相同的日
子里，但通常在十一月或十二月举行。
有很多的游客参与，但参与更多的是 当
地人。
在开幕式上，政府领导先致官方贺
辞。然后出席撒哈拉节的人们潇洒地列< br>队走过观礼台，白色的骆驼把骑手驮过
沙滩。来自不同国家的骑师们衣着他们
最美丽的盛 装，同时表演着他们精湛的
马术。一个接一个，来自撒哈拉各地的
乐师和舞蹈家们轮流展示他们 优秀的传
统文化。一队队衣着蓝黄相间颜色衣服
的男子一边以不同的方阵样式跳舞，一
边吹着号角打着鼓。衣着黑色长裙的妇
女膝盖跪在沙地上甩动头发舞蹈，她们
应着鼓点的节奏在 风中来回甩动乌黑发
亮的长发。
当地还有来访的意大利狗在急于等
待着追逐兔子。人 们站立着观看骆驼赛
跑。骆驼和骑手们跑到远处然后返回到
终点线出现在欢呼的人群面前。 < br>渐近晚上，这是撒哈拉节第一天的最
后一个节目—极其精彩的赛马。所有的
骑手们他们的 速度非常快。一些骑手把
自己悬挂在马鞍的一侧，一些骑手腿脚
竖直伸在空中倒立地骑在全速飞 奔的马
上。而另一些男骑士们则臂挽臂骑在不
同的马上一起快速经过赛道。他们策马
奔 驰，速度是如此地快，又是如此地壮
观!
Keys: 64. THE 1ST LETTER IN THE 4TH
WORD IN LINE5 65. THE 1ST
LETTER IN THE 1ST WORD IN LINE5
66. THE 1ST LETTER IN THE 4TH
WORD IN LINE5 67. THE 2ND
LETTER IN THE 2ND WORD IN LINE3
作业：笔记：
把译文中所有醒目标示的汉字在对应的
英文文章中找出并记录在笔记本 里，并
查出陌生的词语。

历年英语高考阅读理解题精选译注

D(2005江苏 5)
Animals can move from place to place, but plants cannot. When an

animal

is under attack, it can run away or fight back. Plants
certainly cannot run away, and they lack teeth and claws. But
plants can defend themselves by using both physical and chemical
means.



Some plants have their own ways to keep animals away. For
example, the leaves of the holly

plant have sharp spines (刺) that
discourage grass-eating animals. Holly leaves on lower branches
have more spines than leaves on upper branches. This is because
the lower leaves are easier for most animals to reach…




Some plants, such as the oak tree, have thick and hard leaves
that

are difficult for animals to eat. Some grasses may contain a
sandy material; eating such grasses wears down the animal’s teeth.


produce chemicals that taste bitter or cause an unpleasant reaction.

Many plants also have chemical defenses. Some plants
Some

plants may fight against an attack by increasing the
production of these chemicals. When a caterpillar (毛虫) bites a
tobacco leaf, the leaf produces a chemical messenger. This
messenger

sends
nicotine. The higher levels of nicotine discourage the caterpillar.

to the roots the information to produce more



Many plants depend on both physical and chemical defenses.
A certain plant in China, for instance, has prickly (

多刺的) leaves,
and

each prickle contains poisonous venom (毒液). A single
experience with this kind of plant will teach an animal to stay
away from it in the future.

68.

The holly pant has more spines on the lower leaves because
most animals_____.


A. are not tall enough
B. like the lower leaves only


C. are not clever enough

D. can get the lower leaves easily
69. To defend themselves, oak trees use _____.




A. chemical means B. physical means
C. bitter chemicals D. sandy materials
70.

How does the tobacco protect itself against an attack from a

caterpillar?

A. Its leaves fight against the attack by physical means.

B. Its roots send a messenger to discourage the caterpillar.
C. Its roots increase the production of nicotine when it is

attacked

D. Its leaves produce poisonous sand to drive the caterpillar
away.
71. What would be the best title for this passage?


A. Plants and Animals

B. How plants Defend Themselves


C. Attacks and Defenses
D. How Animals Eat Plant Leaves







12
动物可以从一个地方迁移到另一
个地方，而植物却不会 。当一个动物
遭受攻击时，它会跑开或反击。植物
当然不会跑掉，而且它们缺少牙齿和
爪子。但植物可以用物理的或化学的
方法来保护自己。
一些植物有自己的方法用来不让
别的动物接近它们。比如冬青树的叶
子上长有刺，这使得食草动物敬而远
之。离地面较低的冬 青树枝上的叶子
的刺比冬青树上部的叶子上的刺多。
这是因为大多数动物会够得着位置
较低的叶子„
有些植物比如橡树，长有动物难
以啃吃的坚硬的树叶。有些草内含有
一 种沙质，吃这样的草会磨损动物的
牙齿。
许多植物有化学的防护方法。有
些植物产生 味道很苦的使动物反应
很难受的化学物质。有些植物通过增
加分泌这些化学物质来反击其它动< br>物的攻击。当毛虫咬烟叶时，烟叶施
放出一种“信使”。这种“信使”给
根部传递信息让 它施放更多的尼古
丁。较高浓度的尼古丁会使毛虫不愿
再咬食烟叶。
许多植物依赖的 是物理或化学的
防护手段。比如中国的某种植物，叶
子多刺，每根刺里都含有毒液。仅一
次被刺的经历就会令被刺的动物以
后敬而远之。
Keys: 68. THE 1ST LETTER IN
THE 3RD WORD IN LINE4 69.
THE 1ST LETTER IN THE 5TH
WORD IN LINE4 70. THE 1ST
LETTER IN THE 2ND WORD IN
LINE4 71. THE 1ST LETTER IN
THE 5TH WORD IN LINE4
作业：笔记：
把译文中所有醒目标示的汉字在对
应的英文文章中找出并记录在笔记< br>本里，并查出陌生的词语。

历年英语高考阅读理解题精选译注

E（2005天津E 3）
No one can fail to stand in awed (

令人敬畏的) admiration of the great
discoveries of history

---Newton’s laws of motion, Kepler’s principles
of planetary movement, Einstein’s general theory of relativity. Equally

awe-inspiring are artistic creations in painting,
literature,

theatre, music, and

which have also been brought about by discovery through
personal
well-known scientists and artists have to do with problem solving?

efforts. What do these extraordinary achievements of
A great scientific discovery or a great work of art is surely the
result of

problem- solving activity. The solution to a problem, we are
told, often comes to thinkers in a “flash
they may have been turning the problem over in their minds for some

of insight (顿悟)”, although
time. As a particular form of problem solving, these creative acts are

based on the broad knowledge gained in the past, whether this be of the

“public” sort known to science, or of the “private” sort known to the
artist.


Many

creative thinkers state that they have completely devoted
themselves to the subject matter of the problem, often over fairly long

periods of time. Indeed, it would be strange if they had not done
Nothing in such statements supports the idea that there is anything very

this.
different

about the problem solving that leads to discoveries of
great contributions

the
to the society. The act of discovery, even in the
relatively

predictable (可以预见的) sense that it occurs in everyday
learning,

involves (涉及) a “sudden insight” which changes the
problem situation into a solution situation. As we have seen, everyday
discovery also requires that the learner have the knowledge of the rules

gained in the past, which is involved in the solution.


52. Newton, Kepler and Einstein are mentioned in the first paragraph
to ____.
A. bring about the subject of the discussion


B. explain that scientist are more creative

C. show the difference between science and arts

D. prove that arts require more personal efforts
53. While

knowledge from the past plays an important role in their
achievements, thinkers sometimes also depend on their ________.

A. artistic tastes

B. sudden insight
C. admiration of discoveries

D. scientific experiments
54. What does the underlined word “this” refer to?
A. Great contributions to the society.



B Long-time study of the subject matter.


C. V

arious statements about problem solving
D. Complete devotion to artistic creation.
55. We may conclude from the passage that_____ .

A. it is more likely to make scientific and artistic discoveries in



everyday learning
B. a sudden insight and knowledge from the past are required in



making discoveries.
C. scientific discoveries or artistic creations are usually


unpredictable in nature
D. knowledge of the rules in the past is often developed in the



changes of situation







9
对于牛顿的运动定律，开普勒的行
星运动定律，还有爱因斯坦的广义相对
论，对这 些伟大的历史发现，没人不会
不肃然起敬。还有同样靠个人努力和发
现所创造出来的令人敬畏的 艺术创造：
包括绘画、戏剧、音乐和文学方面的成
就。这些知名科学家和艺术家卓越的成
就和他们解决问题的方法有什么联系
呢？
一个伟大的科学发现或是一件伟
大的艺术 品一定是解决问题活动后的
结果。你常会听到，对一个问题的解决
方法而言，尽管这些伟大人物 在心中已
反复思考了一段时间，可解决方法来源
于他们的顿悟。作为特别的解决问题的
方式，这些创造性的活动是基于以往获
得的广博的知识为基础的，而这种知识
要么是公共的科学 常识，要么是某位艺
术家私人独有的知识。
许多创造性思维的科学家说到他
们全身心 地投入研究他们的专题，经常
耗费相当长的时间。事实上，如果他们
没这样做的话也就奇怪了。 这样的陈述
中没有一个是说他们对社会做出巨大
贡献的发现所用的解决问题的方法是
特 别与众不同的。甚至在相对来说可想
而知的日常学习中，那种发现的行为与
突然的顿悟有关，把 “问题情景”转化
成了“解决状态”。正如我们所看到的
那样，每天的发现也要求学习者具备以
往所获得的规律的知识，这些知识参与
到解决问题的过程中。
Keys: 52. THE 1ST LETTER IN THE
1ST WORD IN LINE4 53. THE 1ST
LETTER IN THE 5TH WORD IN
LINE5 54. THE 1ST LETTER IN THE
5TH WORD IN LINE5 55. THE 1ST
LETTER IN THE 5TH WORD IN
LINE5
作业：笔记：
把译文中所有醒目标示的汉字在对应
的英文文章 中找出并记录在笔记本里，
并查出陌生的词语。

历年英语高考阅读理解题精选译注


E(2005安徽 4)
Parents

should stop blaming themselves because there’s not a lot
they can do about it. I mean the teenager(
Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain

十几岁的孩子) problem.
times

a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into
terrible animal.

a



I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways.
One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should
stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake

hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round.

Sprawling himself (

懒散地躺) on the sofa in full length, he made
no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in,
and


his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His
mother was ashamed. “I don’t know what to do with him these
days,” she said. “

He’s forgotten all the manners we taught him.”
He hasn’t forgotten them. He’s just decided that he’s not
going to use them. She confessed (坦白) that she would like to
come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the

floor.



Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all
over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say

, “ I
don’t like your dress; it’s ugly.” One of the daughters has recently
been driven out of school. The other has left home.



“Where did we go wrong?” her parents are now very sad.
Probably

nowhere much. At least, no more than the rest of that
unfortunate race, parents.
71. This text is most probably written by ____.




A. a specialist in teenager studies
B. a headmaster of a middle school

C. a parent with teenage children
72.

D. a doctor for mental health problems.

The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to
____.


A. the change from good to bad that’s seen in a child



B. the way that parents often blame themselves
C. the opinion that a child has of his parents


73.

D. the advice that parents want their children to follow
The boy on the sofa would most probably be described as
____.



A. lazy B. quiet C. unusual D. rude
74. From the second example we can infer that the parents of the

two daughters ______.
A. pay no attention to them
B. are too busy to look after them



C. have come to hate them
75.

D. feel helpless to do much about them
What is the author’s opinion about the sudden change in
teenage children?




A. Parents have no choice but to try to accept it.
B. Parents should pay still more attention to the change.


C. Parents should work more closely with school teachers.


D. Parents are at fault for the change in their children.







10
父母不应该自责因 为他们能管的很
有限。我指的是青少年问题。不论你用
什么方法或无论你选择什么方法去处理，在某些时候，一个十分出色的，有
理性的，肯帮助做事的孩子会变成一头
可怕的野兽。
我已目睹过朋友们用各种各样的方
法来应对孩子的这种转变。一位严厉的
母亲坚持她的 儿子打小起，只要有人进
屋，就要去开门并且像绅士那样和来人
握手。上周我偶然拜访朋友时又 见到他
了。四肢完全伸开懒散地躺在沙发上，
当我进去时他在看电视，电视的声音很
大 ，就没想着把电视关掉。他仅仅快速
地瞥了我一眼就算是他给我打招呼了。
他的母亲很惭愧地说 ，“这些日子我不
知道该如何管教他了。他把我们教他的
所有的礼貌都忘掉了。”
他 没有忘记，只是他现在决定不再遵
循那样礼貌了。她坦白地说她真想走到
他身后把他从沙发上撂 翻到地板上。
我的另一位好朋友听任他的两个女
儿在家具上到处爬，然后弯腰伸到桌子
的对面，瞪着我说，“我不喜欢你穿的
衣服，难看死了。”其中的一个女儿最
近被开除出了学 校。另一个离家出走
了。
她们的父母现在很伤心，“我们哪里
出错了？”很可能没什 么大错。至少和
其他的父母一模一样没什么错。
Keys: 71. THE 1ST LETTER IN THE
2ND WORD IN LINE4 72. THE 1ST
LETTER IN THE 2ND WORD IN
LINE4 73. THE 1ST LETTER IN THE
3RD WORD IN LINE2 74. THE 1ST
LETTER IN THE 3RD WORD IN
LINE2 75. THE 1ST LETTER IN THE
2ND WORD IN LINE4
作业：笔记：
把译文中所有醒目标示的汉字在对应
的英文文章中找出并记录在笔记本 里，
并查出陌生的词语。

历年英语高考阅读理解题精选译注


C(2005江苏 5)

The three-day event is not fixed to the same dates each

The Sahara Festival is a celebration of the very recent past.
year, but
generally takes place in November or December. It is well attended
by tourists, but even better attended by locals.


During the opening ceremonies, after the official greetings
from the government leaders, people who attend the festival begin

to

march smartly before the viewing stands, and white camels
transport their riders across the sands.
nations display their beautiful clothes and their fine horsemanship.

Horsemen from different
One following another, groups of musicians and dancers from all

over

the Sahara take their turn to show off their wonderful
traditional

culture. Groups of men in blue and yellow play horns
and beat drums as they dance in different designs. On their knees
in

the sand, a group of women in long dark dresses
their hair: their long, dark, shiny hair is thrown back and forth in

dance with
the wind to the rhythm of their dance.




The local and visiting Italian dogs are anxious to run after
hares. The crowd is on its feet for the camel races. Camels and
riders run far into the distance, and then return to the finish Line in

front of the cheering people



Towards the evening, there comes the grand finale of the
opening day, an extremely exciting horserace. All
very

the riders run
fast on horseback. Some
saddles. Some even ride upside down their legs and feet straight up

riders hang off the side of their
in the air —all at full speed. Others rush down the course together,
men arm in arm, on different horses. On and on they went. So fast
and so wonderful!


64. The Sahara Festival is a festival which _____.


A. has a very long history in North Africa

B. is held in the same place on the same day

C. is attended mainly by the people in the Sahara
D. is celebrated mostly by travelers from different countries
65. Before the races begin, _____ take part in the activities during

the opening ceremonies.

A. musicians, dancers, horses and hares

B. camel riders, musicians, dogs and hares

C. horsemen, dancers, camels and dogs
D. musicians, officials, camels and horses
66.

The underlined word “finale” in the fourth paragraph most

probably means the ____ of the opening day.
A. first part B. middle
67. This passage mainly tells readers ____.

C. last part D. whole

A. what happens on the opening day of the Sahara Festival

B. how people celebrate during the three-day Sahara

Festival
C. what takes place at the closing ceremonies of the Sahara

Festival

D. how animals race on the first and the last days of the


Sahara Festival







11
撒哈拉节是历史不久的庆典。为时三
天的节日也不是每 年都固定在相同的日
子里，但通常在十一月或十二月举行。
有很多的游客参与，但参与更多的是 当
地人。
在开幕式上，政府领导先致官方贺
辞。然后出席撒哈拉节的人们潇洒地列< br>队走过观礼台，白色的骆驼把骑手驮过
沙滩。来自不同国家的骑师们衣着他们
最美丽的盛 装，同时表演着他们精湛的
马术。一个接一个，来自撒哈拉各地的
乐师和舞蹈家们轮流展示他们 优秀的传
统文化。一队队衣着蓝黄相间颜色衣服
的男子一边以不同的方阵样式跳舞，一
边吹着号角打着鼓。衣着黑色长裙的妇
女膝盖跪在沙地上甩动头发舞蹈，她们
应着鼓点的节奏在 风中来回甩动乌黑发
亮的长发。
当地还有来访的意大利狗在急于等
待着追逐兔子。人 们站立着观看骆驼赛
跑。骆驼和骑手们跑到远处然后返回到
终点线出现在欢呼的人群面前。 < br>渐近晚上，这是撒哈拉节第一天的最
后一个节目—极其精彩的赛马。所有的
骑手们他们的 速度非常快。一些骑手把
自己悬挂在马鞍的一侧，一些骑手腿脚
竖直伸在空中倒立地骑在全速飞 奔的马
上。而另一些男骑士们则臂挽臂骑在不
同的马上一起快速经过赛道。他们策马
奔 驰，速度是如此地快，又是如此地壮
观!
Keys: 64. THE 1ST LETTER IN THE 4TH
WORD IN LINE5 65. THE 1ST
LETTER IN THE 1ST WORD IN LINE5
66. THE 1ST LETTER IN THE 4TH
WORD IN LINE5 67. THE 2ND
LETTER IN THE 2ND WORD IN LINE3
作业：笔记：
把译文中所有醒目标示的汉字在对应的
英文文章中找出并记录在笔记本 里，并
查出陌生的词语。

历年英语高考阅读理解题精选译注

D(2005江苏 5)
Animals can move from place to place, but plants cannot. When an

animal

is under attack, it can run away or fight back. Plants
certainly cannot run away, and they lack teeth and claws. But
plants can defend themselves by using both physical and chemical
means.



Some plants have their own ways to keep animals away. For
example, the leaves of the holly

plant have sharp spines (刺) that
discourage grass-eating animals. Holly leaves on lower branches
have more spines than leaves on upper branches. This is because
the lower leaves are easier for most animals to reach…




Some plants, such as the oak tree, have thick and hard leaves
that

are difficult for animals to eat. Some grasses may contain a
sandy material; eating such grasses wears down the animal’s teeth.


produce chemicals that taste bitter or cause an unpleasant reaction.

Many plants also have chemical defenses. Some plants
Some

plants may fight against an attack by increasing the
production of these chemicals. When a caterpillar (毛虫) bites a
tobacco leaf, the leaf produces a chemical messenger. This
messenger

sends
nicotine. The higher levels of nicotine discourage the caterpillar.

to the roots the information to produce more



Many plants depend on both physical and chemical defenses.
A certain plant in China, for instance, has prickly (

多刺的) leaves,
and

each prickle contains poisonous venom (毒液). A single
experience with this kind of plant will teach an animal to stay
away from it in the future.

68.

The holly pant has more spines on the lower leaves because
most animals_____.


A. are not tall enough
B. like the lower leaves only


C. are not clever enough

D. can get the lower leaves easily
69. To defend themselves, oak trees use _____.




A. chemical means B. physical means
C. bitter chemicals D. sandy materials
70.

How does the tobacco protect itself against an attack from a

caterpillar?

A. Its leaves fight against the attack by physical means.

B. Its roots send a messenger to discourage the caterpillar.
C. Its roots increase the production of nicotine when it is

attacked

D. Its leaves produce poisonous sand to drive the caterpillar
away.
71. What would be the best title for this passage?


A. Plants and Animals

B. How plants Defend Themselves


C. Attacks and Defenses
D. How Animals Eat Plant Leaves







12
动物可以从一个地方迁移到另一
个地方，而植物却不会 。当一个动物
遭受攻击时，它会跑开或反击。植物
当然不会跑掉，而且它们缺少牙齿和
爪子。但植物可以用物理的或化学的
方法来保护自己。
一些植物有自己的方法用来不让
别的动物接近它们。比如冬青树的叶
子上长有刺，这使得食草动物敬而远
之。离地面较低的冬 青树枝上的叶子
的刺比冬青树上部的叶子上的刺多。
这是因为大多数动物会够得着位置
较低的叶子„
有些植物比如橡树，长有动物难
以啃吃的坚硬的树叶。有些草内含有
一 种沙质，吃这样的草会磨损动物的
牙齿。
许多植物有化学的防护方法。有
些植物产生 味道很苦的使动物反应
很难受的化学物质。有些植物通过增
加分泌这些化学物质来反击其它动< br>物的攻击。当毛虫咬烟叶时，烟叶施
放出一种“信使”。这种“信使”给
根部传递信息让 它施放更多的尼古
丁。较高浓度的尼古丁会使毛虫不愿
再咬食烟叶。
许多植物依赖的 是物理或化学的
防护手段。比如中国的某种植物，叶
子多刺，每根刺里都含有毒液。仅一
次被刺的经历就会令被刺的动物以
后敬而远之。
Keys: 68. THE 1ST LETTER IN
THE 3RD WORD IN LINE4 69.
THE 1ST LETTER IN THE 5TH
WORD IN LINE4 70. THE 1ST
LETTER IN THE 2ND WORD IN
LINE4 71. THE 1ST LETTER IN
THE 5TH WORD IN LINE4
作业：笔记：
把译文中所有醒目标示的汉字在对
应的英文文章中找出并记录在笔记< br>本里，并查出陌生的词语。