2013高考英语（昆明市）阅读理解（6）（答案）
218 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 28774
May 7th, 2002
Social Security Administration
2119 Main Street
Philadelphia, PA 28000
Dear Social Security,
I am applying for a new Social Security Card.
I lost my old one last week, I was walking home from the subway station, and I pulled a tissue(纸巾)out of my pocket and lost my wallet at the same time. My card was in my wallet.
Please send me a new card. If you can get the card to me within two weeks, please sent it to the address at the top of the page. If it will take longer than this, then you will have to send it to my new address. I am moving on May 23rd to 103 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 28445
If you can send my new card within two weeks, I would be very pleased. I am applying for a new job at Ventura Savings Bank, and I know they will want to have my Social Security Number. Unfortunately I have forgotten it, so I will need my card to find out. On my old card I was called Victoria Matthews. Since then I have gotten married. Please issue my new card in my married name: Victoria Villata. In case you need more information about me to hunt down my old number, my date of birth was September 11, 1985. Thank you very much.
Sincerely
Victoria Villata
1. Why does Mrs. Villata need a new Social Security Card?
A. She is moving.
B. She lost the old one.
C. She has just gotten married.
D. She doesn’t remember her Social Security Number.
2. Why does Mrs. Villata give the Social Security Administration her date of birth?
A. She wants them to know old she is.
B. She is afraid they may have lost her Social security Card.
C. She thinks it will help them track down her Social Security Number.
D. She thinks that the older she is, the more social Security she will get.
3. Which part of Victoria Villata’s letter is LEAST important to the Social Security administration?
A. The fact that she has changed her name.
B. The fact that her card should be send to a new address.
C. The fact that she needs a replacement of Social Security Card.
D. The fact that she lost her wallet while pulling a tissue our of her pocket.
【答案与解析】“我”因丢失了社会安全卡，所以，向社会安全局申办一个新的安全卡。
1. B。判断题。书信正文的第 2 段第 1 句话I lost my old one last week 已明显告知我申办新的社会安全卡的原因网]
2. C。语义理解题。从书信最后一段最后一句话In case you need more information about me to hunt down my old number可以做出正确选择。
3. D。判断题。从 4 个选项来看，A、B、C三项内容对社会安全局来说当然重要，至于Victoria Villata 是怎样丢失钱包的对他们肯定不重要。
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Passage 1
The year 2009 is the Year of Ox. The ox is a representative of the fanning culture of China. In the farming economy （经济）, oxen are the major animals pulling plows（犁）.
Of course, the good of oxen is not limited to plowing. In fact, they are seen as "boats on land" for their ability to carry loads. Besides, the whole body of an ox is full of treasures. Their meat and milk are food full of nutrition, and their skin can be used to make clothes and shoes. With all these qualities, oxen are regarded as generous creatures.
In the past, oxen played an important role in the spiritual life of the Chinese. Even today, oxen still play a special part in some folk activities. For example, some people who1ive in southwest China will cook cattle bone soup and share it among family members when holding the ceremony for children who reach 13. They believe that the cattle bone soup represents the blood relationship among family members. In order to express their love for oxen, people in some other areas will run to shake off diseases on the 16th day of the first month by the lunar calendar （农历）, and during their run they will take their oxen along, which indicates they regard the creature as human.
Because of the contribution of oxen in their lives, the Chinese people are very grateful to the animal. In addition, the use of oxen in ceremonies and the thanks people owe to oxen help to develop various traditional customs, which becomes an important part of the folk culture of the Chinese nation.
60. The words "boats an land" underlined in Paragraph 2 refer to __
A. animals for taking goods B. creatures for pulling plows
C. treasures of the folk culture D. tools in the farming economy
6l. From the third paragraph, we know that __
A. oxen are no more important today than in the past
B. ceremonies are held when people cook cattle bone soup
C. oxen are treated as human in some areas of China
D. people run with oxen to shake off diseases every month
62. Which of the following helps to develop traditional customs?
A. The special role of oxen in frowning. B. People's respect and love for oxen.
C. The practical value of an ox's body. D. The contribution of oxen to the economy.
63. Why does the author write the text?
A. To stress the importance of oxen in farming.
B. To introduce the Chinese folk culture.
C. To describe how to celebrate the Year of Ox.
D. To explain how to develop agriculture with oxen.
1答案 60.A 61.C 62.B 63.B
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Passage 2
“Old wives tales” are beliefs passed down from one generation to another, For example, most of us remember our patents’ telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of time
Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. Garlic（蒜）is good for you, too。It can kill the type of virus that causes colds.
Unfortunately, not all of Mom’s advice passed the test of medical studies. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, yes and no. sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars.
Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives’ tales, After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated （积累） from thousands of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water should respect this body of knowledge even as research for clear scientific support to proven it true or false
48. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？
A, Eating garlic is good for our eyes
B, Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth
C, Swimming after a meal is dangerous。
D, Carrots prevent people from catching colds
49.The author develops the third paragraph mainly--------。
A. by cause and effects B. by order in space
C. by order in time D. by examples
50.The phrase “hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means“ ”
A. to be believable B. to be valuable
C. to be admirable D. to be stable
51 What is the author’s attitude toward “old wives’ tales” in the text?
A. So objective B. Objective
C. Dissatisfied D. Curious
2. 答案 48.B 49.D 50.A 51.B
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Passage 3
Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes，fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an article in the newspaper，when the TV news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read the life story of a famous man，when a short television program can tell you all that you want to know?
Television has not killed reading, however. Today，newspapers sell in very large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and enjoyment．Although some books with hard covers are expensive，many books are printed today as paperbacks(平装本)，which are quite cheap. A paperback collection of short stories，for example，is always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater，and you can keep a book for ever and read it many times.
Books are a wonderful provider of knowledge and pleasure and some types of books should be in every home．Every home should have a good dictionary．A good encyclopedia(百科全书)，though expensive，is useful，too，because you can find information on any subject．Besides，you can have such books as history books，science textbooks，cookbooks，and collections of stories and poems．Then from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your favorite poets.
68. It can be inferred from the passage that＿＿＿.
A．TV programs are a chief provider of knowledge
B．cinemas are the best choice in getting information
C．reading is a cheap way of learning and having fun
D．newspapers are an expensive way to enjoy oneself
69．What does the sentence“Television has not killed reading，however.”underlined
in the second paragraph suggest?
A．People only need reading，though.
B．Reading is still necessary today.
C．Reading is more fun than television.
D．Watching television doesn’t help reading.
70．Which of the following is mainly discussed in the last paragraph?
A．Types of books. B．Kinds of dictionaries．
C．Lists of history books． D．Collections of stories and poems.
71．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Fewer and fewer people will buy books．
B．A good dictionary should be kept in every home．
C．Books with hard covers sell better than paperbacks.
D．More people like TV programs about famous men．
3答案 68.C 69.B 70.A 71.B
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