2013高考英语（遵义市）阅读理解（12）（答案）
Teacher John Wise and his wife Doreen who emigrated to Tasmania 12 years ago, decided to revisit England and see the world on the way by motor cycle.
After driving 10, 000 miles overland without even a puncture(停顿), they arrived in England in June.
They left Tasmania in January and now plan to stay for two months at Taunton, Somerset, where Mr. Wise’s mother lives on Hamilton Road.
Mr. Wise, 46, once a science teacher at Askwith Middle School in Taunton and his wife, who has three daughters, went to Hobart, Tasmania, in 1961.
For their return world trip Mr. Wise took a year’s unpaid leave. “We didn’t have any spares with us, ” said Mr. Wise, “We just put our trust in ourselves and the machines.”
So far the journey on a B. M. W. R50 has gone through Australia, New Zealand, Asia and India, another 14, 000 miles. They expect their final bill to be about￡ 1, 000.
1. The underlined phrase “emigrated to Tasmania” most likely means _______.
A. visited Tasmania
B. left Tasmania
C. left their own country in order to go and live in Tasmania
D. spent their holiday in Tasmania
2. Their journey to England from Tasmaria _______.
A. was very long and tiring B. took about five months
C. took about two months D. lasted a year
3. Their journey to Tasmania from England will be _______.
A. more expensive than the journey from Tasmania to England
B. quicker than the journey from Tasmania to England
C. longer than the journey from Tasmania to England
D. more exciting and interesting
4. The total cost of their journey is expected to be about _______ each.
A. ￡500 B. ￡750 C. ￡1, 000 D. ￡250
5. For their return trip, Mr and Mrs Wise now plan to arrive in Tasmania approximately(接近) _______.
A. in August, 1973 B. in June, 1973
C. in January, 1974 D. in August, 1974
【答案与解析】本文讲述的是一对夫妇骑摩托车周游世界的故事。
1. C。词义猜测题。由文章第4段中的his wife, …went to Hobart, Tasmania, in 1961 可以推知答案为C。
2. B。推断题。根据they arrived in England in June…和 They left Tasmania in January可知B最佳。
3. C。推断题。根据After driving 10, 000 miles overland…以及 another 14, 000 miles等关键词，可知回程比来程要远。
4. A。推断题。根据They expect their final bill to be about ￡1, 000 可以推算每一个人平均费用约合500美元。
5. D。推断题。根据they arrived in England in June ... plan to stay for two months at Taunton, Somerset,… For their return world trip Mr. Wise took a year’s unpaid leave.，我们知道他们是12年前(即1961年)移民到了Tasmania，所以“现在”，应是1973年。他们到达英国是6月份，在那里要呆上两个月，而回程他们计划花一年的时间，故回到Tasmania的时间约为1974年8月份。
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(二)
Martin was returning to work in his London office after spending two weeks with his brother in New York. He was coming back with a heavy heart. It was not just that it was the end of a wonderful holiday; it was not just that he invariably suffered badly from jet lag; it was that Monday mornings always began with a team meeting and, over the months, he had grown to hate them.
Martin was aware that colleagues approached these meetings with hidden agendas; they indulged(纵容) game-playing; and he knew that people were not being honest and open. The meetings themselves were bad enough—there was all the moaning afterwards at the meeting like “I could have improved on that idea, but I wasn’t going to say”.
As this morning’s meeting began, Martin prepared himself for the usual dullness and boredom. But, as the meeting progressed, he became aware of a strange background noise. At first, he thought that he was still hearing the engine noise from the aircraft that had brought him back to London. But, as he concentrated on the noise, it became a little clearer.
He realized—to his amazement—that he could actually hear what they were thinking at the same time as they were speaking. What surprised him, even more than the acquisition(获得) of this strange power, was that he discovered that what people were saying was not really what they were thinking. They were not making clear their reservations. They were not supporting views which they thought might be popular. They were not contributing their new insights. They were not volunteering their new ideas.
Martin found it impossible not to respond to his new knowledge. So he started to make gentle interventions, based more on what he could hear his colleagues thinking than on what he could hear them saying. “So, John are you really saying…” “Susan, do you really think that？” “Tom, have you got an idea on how we could take this forward？” They looked at him, puzzled. In truth, he felt rather proud of his_newly-acquired_talent.
As the meeting progressed, it was clear to him that each member of the meeting was learning how to hear the thoughts of the others. The game-playing started to fall away; people started to speak more directly; views became better understood; the atmosphere became more open and trusting.
The meeting ended. As people left the room, Martin found that he could still hear what they were thinking. “That was the best meeting we’ve ever had.” “All meetings should be like that.” “In future, I’m going to say what I think”.
( )11.It is known from the first paragraph that Martin ________.
A．just came back from his business trip in New York
B．was found to suffer from a serious heart disease during the trip
C．had a good time during his fortnight’s stay in New York
D．didn’t like his work in his London office
( )12.Why did Martin hate his company’s team meeting?
A．Because it had to be held every Monday morning.
B．Because he was tired of hosting such a meeting.
C．Because he couldn’t control the meeting that was out of order.
D．Because the meeting atmosphere wasn’t open and trusting.
( )13.The underlined part “his newly-acquired talent” in Paragraph 5 means that he could ________.
A．still hear the engine noise of the plane though he was back
B．clearly hear what the members of the meeting were saying
C．actually control the thoughts of the members of the meeting
D．express what the meeting members were thinking based on their words and their thoughts
( )14.What do we know about this Monday morning’s meeting from the passage?
A．Martin made people say what they were thinking immediately the meeting began.
B．Martin was angry at the dullness of the meeting at the beginning of the meeting all the time.
C．Martin led people to express their real thoughts with the meeting progressing.
D．Many members of the meeting played games and told lies at the meeting all the time.
( )15.It is inferred from the last two paragraphs that towards the end of the meeting Martin would hear such words as “ ________”．
A．I was thinking of making a suggestion—but I couldn’t be bothered
B．I have got an idea on how we could take this forward. I think we should…
C．The usual people say the usual things, so I have no other new ideas
D．I could have improved on that idea, but I wasn’t going to say
(二)
度假归来，马丁又要组织会议了。他原本准备忍受会议的乏味，但随着会议的进行，他发现自己能根据别人所说的话知道他们心里的真实想法，因此他试着说出他们的真实想法，引导与会人员学着理解他人的想法，并坦诚地说出自己心里的想法。因此，会议成为了一场开诚布公而让人信任的会议。
11．C 细节理解题。根据第一段It was not just that it was the end of a wonderful holiday中的a wonderful holiday可判断，他在纽约的两周过得很愉快，由此判断答案选C。
12．D 细节理解题。根据第二段可判断，与会人员口是心非，表里不一，这种不公开、不诚实的会风使他厌烦，由此判断正确答案选D。
13．D 词义猜测题。第四段提到马丁能根据与会人员所说的话而得知他们心里的真实想法，之后第五段接着说，他说出与会人员的真实想法，使别人都迷惑地看着他，由此判断，“他新获得的能力”即意为：他能根据别人的话说出他们心里的真实想法。
14．C 细节理解题。会初，马丁准备着忍受会议的乏味，而后随着会议的进行，他发现自己能根据别人所说的话而得知他们心里的真实想法，对此他做出反应，即试着说出他们心里的真实想法，从而引导人们学会理解他人的想法，并坦诚地说出自己心里的想法。由此判断正确答案选C。
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