2010年高考英语预测试题：阅读理解(全国卷)

　　【高考预测一】

　　An unusual group of musicians from the land of Mozart have just started a nine-day European tour.

　　The First Viennese Vegetable Orchestra (管弦乐队) from Austria contains eight musicians, one sound technician and one cook.

　　This mix of people may seem strange until you know the orchestra play instruments they have carved (雕刻) out of vegetables. At the end of the performance, the cook cuts up the instruments and makes a tasty vegetable soup for the audience.

　　It takes the band about half an hour to make a carrot flute (长笛). Other instruments include eggplant cymbals (茄子铙钹) and pumpkin (南瓜) drums. Microphones make the vegetable sounds loud enough for the audience to hear.

　　"The audience has the possibility of enjoying what they just heard," the band said. "We employ a real cook for the preparation of the soup so it is indeed tasty and very special."

　　1. Which of the following should be the best title of the passage?

　　A. A Special Orchestra B. Uses of Vegetables

　　C. A Special Meal D. Eatable Instruments

　　2. From this passage we can infer that ______.

　　A. all the musical instruments are made by a cook

　　B. vegetables can be excellent materials for musical instruments

　　C. the shapes and sizes of the vegetables decide what kind of instrument they will be made　into

　　D. the cook makes the band famous and particular

　　3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　　A.Music produced by the vegetable instruments is especially sweet.

　　B.The sound produced by the vegetable instruments is weak.

　　C.Pumpkins can be made into very good drums.

　　D.The band stayed in the land of Mozart for nine days.

　　4. The sound technician ______.

　　A. helps to make sounds B. makes the instruments to be used at the concert

　　C. operates the electrical sound equipments to make the music loud enough

　　D. tests the quality of the musical instruments to be used by the orchestra

　　5. The passage intends to tell us that ______.

　　A.vegetables can be very useful materials

　　B.common things can be made into things of fun

　　C.the orchestra has made a great discovery

　　D.the band is popular with epicures (美食家)

　　【高考预测二】

　　Some of the best-known names in the entertainment industry have taken part in an unprecedented telethon to help victims of the terrorist attacks in the United States.

　　The benefit(义演), called “America: a Tribute to Heroes,” was sponsored by all four major U.S television networks, ABC,CBS, FOIX and NBC. It was broadcast by three-dozen television, cable and radio networks across the country and aired live to more than a hundred countries around the world.

　　Hollywood stars joined music entertainers in asking listeners and viewers to pledge cash donations to charities helping the victims of the September 11th attacks.

　　Actors, including tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, tom Cruise and Clint Eastwood, told stories of heroic acts by people who tried to save others from the burning World trade Center and the Pentagon. Former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali made a rare public appearance in show of support.

　　The appeals alternated with performances by such popular entertainers a Bruce Springsteen, Mariah Carey, Steve Wonder, Paul Simon and the rock band U—2.

　　They appeared on stages in New York, Los Angeles and London, decorated with hundreds of burning candles.

　　Singer Billy Joel sang “ New York State of Mind” with a New York City firefighter’s hat on his piano. Sting dedicated his song “ Gragile” to a friend who died in the World Trade Center. Stevie Wonder condemned hatred in the name of religion before singing his song “ Love’s in Need of Love today”. Pledge phones were manned by dozens of other celebrities, including Jack Nicholson, Meg Ryan, Whoopic Goldberg, Cindy Crawford, Al Pacino and Sylvester Stallone.

　　Organizers say the two-hour telethon raised millions of dollars. All participants, from stars to stagehands, worked without pay.

　　1. Those who appeared on stages were ______.

　　A. some best-known names in the USA

　　B. some famous singer, film stars and other music entertainers

　　C. People who tried to save others from the burning World trade Center and the Pentagon.

　　D. Former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali and Hollywood stars

　　2. The underlined word “ telethon” most probably means ______.

　　A. a performance to raise money

　　B. a concert held by some television networks

　　C. a television program which lasts a long time

　　D. a television program for entertainment

　　3. Which of the following statements is True?

　　A. Four major U.S. television networks broadcast the benefit

　　B. The former heavy weight champion Muhammad Ali sang a song to show his support

　　C. Billy Joel, wearing a firefighter’s hat, played the piano for the listeners and viewers

　　D. The organizers, stars and people who worked for the benefit didn’t get any money for themselves.

　　4. The best title for the news report is ______.

　　A.U.S Telethon Raises Money for Attack Victims

　　B. Best-known names Pledge Donations

　　C. Seeking More Support

　　D.A Tribute to Heroes

　　【参考答案及简析】

　　实战演练一：

　　1.A 综合归纳题：由全文内容可知这是一支特殊的管弦乐队，因为他们的乐器全部都是用蔬菜做成的。

　　2. C 归纳推断题：不同的蔬菜不同的形状，可以做成与之形状相对应的乐器。

　　3.C 推断题：由“Microphones make the vegetable sounds loud enough for the audience to hear.”可知由蔬菜做成的乐器发出的声音是很微弱的。

　　4.C 词义猜测题：本题考查对单词的“sound technician”的理解。由文中可知它是“录音师、调音师”的意思。

　　5. B 总结归纳题：由全文得到启示，普通的东西可以制作成有趣的东西。

　　实战演练二：

　　1.B综合归纳题：由全文可知登台进行义演的人包括著名的影星、歌手还有其他音乐方面的知名人士。

　　2.C推断题：本题考查对“telethon”这个单词的理解。由课文前两段可知。

　　3.D判断题：由全文内容可知只有最后一个选项正确。

　　4.A归纳题：由全文内容可知美国电视台、电台为罹难者进行募捐。