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　2013年高考A　　Someyearsago,writinginmydiaryusedtobeausualactivity.Iwouldreturnfromschoolandspendtheexpectedhalfhourrecordingtheday’sevents,feelings,andimpressionsinmylittlebluediary.Ididnotreallyneedtoexpressmyemotionsbywayofwords,butIgainedacertainsatisfactionfromseeingmyexperiencesforeverrecordedonpaper.Afterall,isn’taccumulatingmemoriesawayofpreservingthepast?　　WhenIwasthirteenyearsold,Iwentonalongjourneyonfootinagreatvalley,well-equippedwithpens,adiary,andacamera.Duringthetrip,Iwasbusyrecordingeveryincident,nameandplaceIcameacross.Ifeltproudtobespendingmytimeproductively,dutifullypreservingforfuturegenerationsadetaileddescriptionofmytravels.Onmylastnightthere,Iwanderedoutofmytent,diaryinhand.Theskywasclearandlitbytheglareofthemoon,andthewallsofthevalleylookedthreateningbehindtheirscreenofshadows.Iautomaticallytookoutmypen…。　　Atthatpoint,IunderstoodthatnothingIwrotecouldevermatchorreplacethefewsecondsIallowedmyselftoexperiencethedramaticbeautyofthevalley.AllIrememberedofthepreviousfewdayswerethedullcharacterizationsIhadsetdowninmydiary。　　Now,IonlywriteinmydiarywhenIneedtowritedownaspecialthoughtorfeeling.Istilllovetorecordideasandquotationsthatstrikemeinbooks,orobservationsthatareparticularlymeaningful.Itakepictures,butnotveryoften—onlyofobjectsIfindreallybeautiful.I’mnolongerblindlysatisfiedwithhavingsomethingtorememberwhenIgrowold.IrealizethatlifewillsimplypassmebyifIstaybehindthecamera,busypreservingthepresentsoastoliveitinthefuture。　　Idon’twanttowakeuponedayandhavenothingbutapileofpicturesandnotes.MaybeIwon’thaveasmanyexactrepresentationsofpeopleandplaces;maybeI’llforgetcertainfacts,butatleasttheexperienceswillalwaysremaininsideme.Idon’tlivetomakememories—Ijustlive,andthememoriesformthemselves。　　51.Beforetheageofthirteen,theauthorregardedkeepingadiaryasawayof______。　　A.observingherschoolroutine　　B.expressinghersatisfaction　　C.impressingherclassmates　　D.preservingherhistory　　52.Whatcausedachangeintheauthor’sunderstandingofkeepingadiary?　　A.Adullnightonthejourney。　　B.Thebeautyofthegreatvalley。　　C.Astrikingquotationfromabook。　　D.Herconcernsforfuturegenerations。　　53.Whatdoestheauthorputinherdiarynow?　　A.Notesandbeautifulpictures。　　B.Specialthoughtsandfeelings。　　C.Detailedaccountsofdailyactivities。　　D.Descriptionsofunforgettableevents。　　54.Theauthorcomestorealizethattoliveameaningfullifeis______。　　A.toexperienceit　　B.tolivethepresentinthefuture　　C.tomakememories　　D.togiveaccuraterepresentationsofit　BMothersanddaughtersgothroughsomuch—yetwhenwasthelasttimeamotheranddaughtersatdowntowriteabooktogetheraboutitall?PerriKlassandhermother,SheilaSolomonKlass,bothgiftedprofessionalwriters,provetobeidealco-writersastheyexaminetheirdecadesofmotherhood,daughterhood,andthewonderfulwaystheirliveshaveoverlapped(重叠)。　　Perrinoteswithamazementhowcloselyherownlifehasmirroredhermother’s:bothhavefull-timecareers;bothhavepublishedbooks,articles,andstories;eachhasthreechildren;theybothlovetoread.Theyalsolovetotravel—infact,theyoftentaketripstogether.Butintruth,thehardertheylookattheirlives,themoretheyacknowledgetheirbigdifferencesincircumstanceandbasicnature。　　AchildoftheDepression(大萧条)，SheilawasraisedinBrooklynbyparentswhoconsiderededucationaluxuryforgirls.Startingwithhercollegeeducation,shehasfoughtforeverythingshe’severaccomplished.Perri,ontheotherhand,grewupprivilegedintheNewJerseysuburbsofthe1960sand1970s.ForSheila,wastingtimeormoneyisacrime,andluxuryisunthinkablewhilePerrienjoystheoccasionalsmallluxury,buthasnotbeensuccessfulattryingtopersuadehermotherintoenjoyingeventhetiniestthingshelikes。　　Eachwritinginherownunmistakablevoice,PerriandSheilataketurnsexploringthejoysandpains,theloveand\nbitterness,theminortroublesandlastingrespectthathavealwaysbondedthemtogether.SheiladescribestheadventureofgivingbirthtoPerriinatinytowninTrinidadwhereherhusbandwasdoingresearchfieldwork.Perriadmitsthatshecan’tsortoutallthemessinthehouseholds,eventhoughsheknowsitdriveshermothercrazy.Togethertheycomparethoughtsonbringingupchildrenandworking,admitlong-hiddensorrows,andenjoypreciousmemories。　　Lookingdeepintothelivestheyhavelivedseparatelyandtogether,PerriandSheilatelltheirmother-daughterstorywithhonesty,humor,enthusiasm,andadmirationforeachother.Awrittenaccountintwovoices,EveryMotherIsaDaughterisaduet(二重奏)thatproducesadeep,strongsoundwiththeexperiencesthatallmothersanddaughterswillrecognize。　　55.WhydoesPerrithinkthatherownlifehasmirroredhermother’s?　　A.Theybothhavegonethroughdifficulttimes。　　B.Theyhavestrongemotionaltieswitheachother。　　C.Theyhavethesamejoysandpains,andloveandbitterness。　　D.Theybothhaveexperiencesasdaughter,motherandwriter。　　56.Theword“luxury”inParagraph3means______。　　A.somethingrarebutnotpleasant　　B.somethingthatcannotbeimagined　　C.somethingexpensivebutnotnecessary　　D.somethingthatcanonlybeenjoyedbyboys　　57.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?　　A.Thecontentofthebook。B.Thepurposeofthebook。　　C.Theinfluenceofthebook。D.Thewritingstyleofthebook。　　58.Howarewomen’slivesexploredinthisbook?　　A.Inamusicalform。　　B.Throughfieldresearch。　　C.Withuniquewritingskills。　　D.Fromdifferentpointsofview。C　　We’vereachedastrange—somewouldsayunusual—point.WhilefightingworldhungercontinuestobethematterofvitalimportanceaccordingtoarecentreportfromtheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)，morepeoplenowdiefrombeingoverweight,orsay,frombeingextremelyfat,thanfrombeingunderweight.It’sthegoodlifethat’smorelikelytokillusthesedays。　　Worse,nearlyl8millionchildrenundertheageoffivearoundtheworldareestimatedtobeoverweight.What’sgoingon?　　Wereallydon’thavemanyexcusesforourweightproblems.Thedangersoftheproblemhavebeendrilledintousbypublic-healthcampaignssince2001andthemessageisgettingthrough—uptoapoint。　　Inthe1970s,Finland,forexample,hadthehighestrateofheartdiseaseintheworldandbeingoverweightwasitsmaincause.Notanymore.Apublic-healthcampaignhasgreatlyreducedthenumberofheartdiseasedeathsby80percentoverthepastthreedecades。　　MaybethatexplainswhythepercentageofpeopleinFinlandtakingdietpillsdoubledbetween2001and2005,anddoctorsevenoffersurgeryofremovingfatinsideandchangetheshapeofthebody.Thathasbecomeasortoffashion.Nowonderitranksastheworld’smostbody-consciouscountry。　　Weknowwhatweshouldbedoingtoloseweight—butactuallydoingitisanothermatter.Byfarthemostpopularexcuseisnottakingenoughexercise.Morethanhalfofusadmitwelackwillpower。　　Othersblamegoodfood.Theysay:it’sjusttooinvitinganditmakesthemovereat.StillotherslaytheblameontheAmericans,complainingthatpoundshavepiledonthankstoeatingtoomuchAmerican-stylefastfood。　　Somealsoblametheirparents—theirgenes.Butunfortunately,theparentsarewrongedbecausethey’renormalinshape,orratherslim。　　It’sasimilarstoryaroundtheworld,althoughpeoplearerelativelyunlikelytohavetriedtoloseweight.Parentsareeagertoseetheirkidsshapeup.DoasIsay—notasIdo。　　59.Whatisthe“strange”pointmentionedinthefirstsentence?　　A.Thegoodlifeisagreaterriskthanthebadlife。　　B.Starvationistakingmorepeople’slivesintheworld。　　C.WHOreportshowspeople’sunawarenessoffoodsafety。　　D.OverweightissueremainsunresolveddespiteWHO’sefforts。　　60.Whydoestheauthorthinkthatpeoplehavenoexcuseforbeingoverweight?　　A.Alotofeffectivedietpillsareavailable。　　B.Bodyimagehasnothingtodowithgoodfood。　　C.Theyhavebeenmadefullyawareofitsdangers。\n　　D.Therearetoomanyoverweightpeopleintheworld。　　61.TheexampleofFinlandisusedtoillustrate______。　　A.thecauseofheartdisease　　B.thefashionofbodyshaping　　C.theeffectivenessofacampaign　　D.thehistoryofabody-consciouscountry　　62.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?　　A.ActionsorExcuses?　　B.OverweightorUnderweight?　　C.WHOinaDilemma　　D.NoLongerDyingofHungerD　　Thetechnologyisgreat.Withoutitwewouldn’thavebeenabletoputamanonthemoon,exploretheocean’sdepthsoreatmicrowavesausages.Computershaverevolutionizedourlivesandtheyhavethepowertoeducateandpassonknowledge.Butsometimesthispowercancreatemoreproblemsthanitsolves。　　Everydoctorhashadtotrytheirbesttocalmdownpatientswho’vecomeintotheirsurgerywavinganInternetprint-out,convincedthattheyhavesomerareincurabledisease,say,throatcancer.Thetruthisusuallyfarmoreordinary,though:theydon’thavethroatcancer,andit’sjustthattheirthroatsareswollen.BeingagraduateoftheInternet“school”ofmedicinedoesnotguaranteeaccurateself-health-checks。　　OnedayMrs.Almondcametomyhospitalafterfeelingfaintatwork.WhileItookherbloodsampleandtriedtofindoutwhatwaswrong,shesaidcalmly,“Iknowwhat’swrong;I’vegotthroatcancer.Iknowthere’snothingyoudoctorscandoaboutitandI’vejustgottowaituntilthedaycomes。”　　AsamatterofroutineIorderedachestX-ray.Ilookedatitandthebloodresultsanhourlater.Somethingwasn’tright.“DidyourlocaldoctordoanX-ray?”Iasked.“Oh,Ihaven’tbeentothedoctorforyears,”shereplied.“Ireadaboutitonawebsiteandthesymptomsfitted,soIknewthat’swhatIhad。”　　However,someofhersymptoms,liketheseverecoughandweightloss,didn’tfitwithit—butshe’djustignoredthis。　　IlookedattheX-rayagain,andmoretestsconfirmeditwasn’tthecancerbuttuberculosis(肺结核)—somethingthatmostcertainlydidneedtreating,andcouldbedeadly.Shewasluckywecaughtitwhenwedid。　　Mrs.AlmondwentpalewhenIexplainedshewouldhavetobeontreatmentforthenextsixmonthstoensurethatshewasfullyrecovered.Itwascertainlyalessonforher.“I’msoembarrassed,”shesaid,shakingherhead,asIexplainedthatallthepeopleshehadcomeintoclosecontactwithwouldhavetobefoundoutandtested. Shelisteduptoabout20,andthenIwenttomyofficetotypeupmynotes.Unexpectedly,thecomputerwasnotworking,soIhadtowaituntilsomeonefromtheITdepartmentcametofixit.Typical.MaybeIshouldhaveamicrowavesausagewhileIwaited?　　63.Mrs.Almondtalkedaboutherillnesscalmlybecause______。　　A.shethoughtsheknewitwell　　B.shehadpurchasedmedicineonline　　C.shegraduatedfromamedicalschool　　D.shehadbeentreatedbylocaldoctors　　64.ItwasluckyforMrs.Almond______。　　A.tohavecontactedmanyfriends　　B.tohaverecoveredinashorttime　　C.tohaveherassumptionconfirmed　　D.tohaveherdiseaseidentifiedintime　　65.Mrs.Almondsaid“I’msoembarrassed”(Para.7)because______。　　A.shehaddistrustedherclosefriends　　B.shehadcausedunnecessarytrouble　　C.shehadtorefusethedoctor’sadvice　　D.shehadtotellthetruthtothedoctor　　66.Bymentioningthebreakdownofthecomputer,theauthorprobablywantstoprove______。　　A.it’samusttotakeabreakatwork　　B.it’svitaltobelieveinITprofessionals　　C.it’sunwisetosimplyrelyontechnology　　D.it’sadangertoworklonghoursoncomputers　E　　AGermanstudysuggeststhatpeoplewhoweretoooptimisticabouttheirfutureactuallyfacedgreaterriskofdisabilityordeathwithin10yearsthanthosepessimistswhoexpectedtheirfuturetobeworse。\n　　Thepaper,publishedthisMarchinPsychologyandAging,examinedhealthandwelfaresurveysfromroughly40,000Germansbetweenages18and96.Thesurveyswereconductedeveryyearfrom1993to2003.　　Surveyrespondents(受访者)wereaskedtoestimatetheirpresentandfuturelifesatisfactiononascaleof0to10,amongotherquestions。　　Theresearchersfoundthatyoungadults(age18to39)routinelyoverestimatedtheirfuturelifesatisfaction,whilemiddle-agedadults(age40to64)moreaccuratelypredictedhowtheywouldfeelinthefuture.Adultsof65andolder,however,werefarmorelikelytounderestimatetheirfuturelifesatisfaction.Notonlydidtheyfeelmoresatisfiedthantheythoughttheywould,theolderpessimistsseemedtosufferalowerratio(比率)ofdisabilityanddeathforthestudyperiod。　　“Weobservedthatbeingtoooptimisticinpredictingabetterfuturethanactuallyobservedwasassociatedwithagreaterriskofdisabilityandagreaterriskofdeathwithinthefollowingdecade,”wroteFriederR.Lang,aprofessorattheUniversityofErlangen-Nuremberg。　　Langandhiscolleaguesbelievedthatpeoplewhowerepessimisticabouttheirfuturemaybemorecarefulabouttheiractionsthanpeoplewhoexpectedarosyfuture。　　“Seeingadarkfuturemayencouragepositiveevaluationsoftheactualselfandmaycontributetotakingimprovedprecautions(预防措施)，”theauthorswrote。　　Surprisingly,comparedwiththoseinpoorhealthorwhohadlowincomes,respondentswhoenjoyedgoodhealthorincomewereassociatedwithexpectingagreaterdecline.Also,theresearcherssaidthathigherincomewasrelatedtoagreaterriskofdisability。　　T Pessimismguranteeschancesofsurvival.heauthorsofthestudynotedthattherewerelimitationstotheirconclusions.Illness,medicaltreatmentandpersonallosscouldalsohavedrivenhealthoutcomes。　　However,theresearcherssaidapatternwasclear.“Wefoundthatfromearlytolateadulthood,individualsadapttheirexpectationsoffuturelifesatisfactionfromoptimistic,toaccurate,topessimistic,”theauthorsconcluded。　　67.Accordingtothestudy,whomadethemostaccuratepredictionoftheirfuturelifesatisfaction?　　A.Optimisticadults。B.Middle-agedadults。　　C.Adultsinpoorhealth。D.Adultsoflowerincome。　　68.Pessimismmaybepositiveinsomewaybecauseitcausespeople______。　　A.tofullyenjoytheirpresentlife　　B.toestimatetheircontributionaccurately　　C.totakemeasuresagainstpotentialrisks　　D.tovaluehealthmorehighlythanwealth　　69.Howdopeopleofhigherincomeseetheirfuture?　　A.Theywillearnlessmoney。B.Theywillbecomepessimistic。　　C.Theywillsuffermentalillness。　　D.Theywillhavelesstimetoenjoylife。　　70.Whatistheclearconclusionofthestudy?　　A.Pessimismguaranteeschancesofsurvival。　　B.Goodfinancialconditionleadstogoodhealth。　　C.Medicaltreatmentdetermineshealthoutcomes。　　D.Expectationsoffuturelifesatisfactiondeclinewithage。[上一页]　[1]　[2]　[3]　[4]　[5]　[6]　[7]　[8]　[9]　[下一页][上一页]　[1]　[2]　[3]　[4]　[5]　[6]　[7]　[8]　[9]　[下一页][上一页]　[1]　[2]　[3]　[4]　[5]　[6]　[7]　[8]　[9]　[下一页]