2007-2011年高考英语试卷阅读篇及答案解析

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1、第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)，选出最佳选项，(A)MexicoCity，thecapitalofMexico，issinkingintothegroundatrateofsixinchesperyear.Expertpredictthatifthesinkingcontinuesunchecked，thehugemetropolisof7000000peoplewillbedestroyed.Theproblemisthatseveralwellsbeendugwithinthecity.Aswa

2、terisdrawnfromthesewells,thesoilbecomesmoreandmorecompressedeausingthecitytosink.Topreventdisaster,Mexicanofficialsplantopumpwaterunderneaththecityfromnearbylakes.56．WhathappenstoMexicoCity,thecapitalofMexico?A．Itisfallingdownwards．B．EarthquakeoftentakesplaceinMexicocityC．Itrisesatararerate

3、．D．Somepartsofitarefallingdownwards．57．Whatwillhappeniftheproblemremaninsuncontrolled?A．Thesinkingwillcontinueatagreaterspeed．B．Therewillnotbeenoughwater．C．Thewholecitywillhealtheend．D．Thesoilwilldryup58．Whichofthefollowingfactsmaycausethesinkingofthecity?A．Thesoilhasbecomedryenough．B．Water

4、isdrawnupfromthedugwells．C．Earthquakeoftentakesplaceinthiscity．D．Thereisn’tenoughwaterbeneathMexicocity．59．Whatwillhavetohedoneinordertopreventthesinking0fthecity?A．Fillthedugwellswithmorewater．B．Drawwaterfromnearbylakes．C．Limittheuseofwater．D．Consolidatethebaseofmostofthebuildings．（B）Accor

5、dingtofiguresfromtheU.S.BureauofLaborStatistics(统计)theaverageweeklyincomeforawomanin1983was$260.Forthesameyear,menhadaverageweeklyearningsof$393.Forsomepeople,thesefiguresareclearevidence(证据)thatthereisstillsexdiscriminationintheareaofpayintheU.S.However,Iwouldarguethatthisexplanationistoos

6、imple.Inordertogetanaccurate(精确)Pictureofthesituation,wemustexaminethetypesofjobswhicharetypicallyhelpbymenandbywomen.Whenwedothis,wefindthatcertainoccupations(职业)seemtobeprimarilyfemalewhileothersseemtobeprimarilymaleoccupations.Inthemedicalandlegalprofessions,forexample,statisticsshowthat

7、85%ofalldoctorsandlawyersaremen(althoughthismajorityforalongtimeinotheroccupations.Forexample,99outofevery100secretariesarewomen,and95%ofallnursesarefemale.Fromthesestatistics,itisclearthatwomenlendtoentercertainoccupationsandnotothers.Theoccupationswhic