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高考英语分类阅读题选设问立意一、概括主旨（1）2002NMETA篇In1901,H.G.Wells,anEnglishwriter,wroteabookdescribingatriptothemoon.Whentheexplorerslandedonthemoon,theydiscoveredthatthemoonwasfullofundergroundcities.Theyexpressedtheirsurprisetothe“moonpeople”theymet.Inturn,the“moonpeople”expressedtheirsurprise.“Why,”theyasked,“areyoutravelingtoouterspacewhenyoudon’tevenuseyourinnerspace?”H.G.Wellscouldonlyimaginetraveltothemoon.In1969,humanbeingsreallydidlandonthemoon.Peopletodayknowthatthereareundergroundcitiesonthemoon.However,thequestionthat“themoonpeople”askedisstillaninterestingone.Agrowingnumberofscientistsareseriouslythinkingaboutit.Undergroundsystemsarealreadyinplace.Manycitieshaveundergroundshoppingareas.The“Chunnel”,atunnel(隧道)connectingEnglandandFrance,isnowcomplete.Butwhataboutundergroundcities?Japan’sTaiseiCorporationisdesigninganetworkofundergroundsystems,called“AliceCities.”Thedesignersimagineusingsurfacespaceforpublicparksandusingundergroundspaceforflats,office,shopping,andsoon.Asolardome(太阳能穹顶)wouldcoverthewholecity.Supportersofundergrounddevelopmentsaythatbuildingdownratherthanbuildingupisagoodwaytousetheearth’sspace.Thesurface,theyday,canbeusedforfarms,parks,gardens,andwilderness.H.G.Wells’“moonpeople”wouldagree.Wouldyou?第59题：Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AliceCities–citiesofthefutureB.SpacetravelwithH.G.WellsC.EnjoylivingundergroundD.Buildingdown,notupKey:D(2)Ifyouwatchababybetweensixandninemonthsold,youmaynoticethatthebasicconceptsofgeometryislearnedbyit.Oncethebabyhasmasteredtheideathatspaceisthree-dimensional(三维的),itwillreachout,tryingtogetholdofvariouskindsofobjects.Itisthen,fromperhapsninetofifteenmonths,thattheconceptsofshapesandnumbersareformed.Sofar,sogood.Butnowaninterrupttakesplace.Thebrainchangesitselfinsuchawaythatbabybeginstobearsoundsverywonderfully.Soonthebabypicksuplanguage,anditisduringthisperiodthatitisbroughtintodirectcommunicationwithadults.Fromthispointon,itusuallygoesdownallthewayfrommath,becausethechildnowbecomessurroundedwithallthemeaningfulormeaninglesswordsandbeliefsofthesocietyintowhichithasbeenborn.Nature,havingpermittedthebabythefreedomofthinkingforitselfforonlyabouteighteenmonths,nowgivesthepoorchilduptothehumanlanguageconceptsandbeliefsofsociety.Butwearegladtosaythatatleastthechildknowssomethingofshapesandnumbers,anditwillalwayskeepsomememoryoftheearlyuntroubleddays,nomatterwhatitmaysufferlateron.Ifweareallowed,wemayputitthiswaythattherealmathematicaltalentinanysocietyisthusfoundinchildrenwhoareabouttwoyearsold,childrenwhohavejustlearnedtospeakfluently.*Whichofthefollowingconclusionissupportedbythepassage?A.Itishopelesstotrytoteachchildrenmathaftertheageoftwo.B.Languageteachingshouldbeconnectedwithmath.C.Pre-schooleducationshouldbedonewithconceptsandbeliefsofsociety.D.Thelanguageconceptsusedinearlyeducationhavesomeeffectonmathlearning.Key:D二、事实确认题（1）2002NMETB篇London(Reuters)---Organicfruit,deliveredrighttothedoorstep.ThatiswhatCabrielGoldprefers,andheiswillingtopayforit.Ifitisnotpossible,the26-year-oldcomputertechnicianwillspendtheextramoneyatthesupermarkettobuyorganicfood.“Organicproduceisalwaysbetter,”Goldsaid.“Thefoodisfreeofpesticides(农药),andyouaregenerallysupportingfamilyfarmsinsteadoflargefarms.Andmoreoftenthannotitislocallyandseasonal,soitismoretasty.”Goldisoneofgrowingnumberofshoppersbuyingintotheorganictrend,andsupermarketsacrossBritainarecountingonmorelikehimastheygrowtheirorganicfoodbusiness.Buthowmanyshoppersreallyknowwhattheyaregetting,andwhyaretheywillingtopayahigherpricefororganicproduce?MarketresearchshowsthatGoldandotherswhobuyorganicfoodcangenerallygiveclearreasonsfortheirpreferences---buttheirknowledgeoforganicfoodisfarfromcomplete.Forexample,smallamountofpesticidescanbeusedonorganicproducts.AndaboutthreequartersoforganicfoodinBritainisnotlocalbutimported(进口)tomeetgrowingdemand.“Thedemandfororganicfoodisincreasingbyaboutonethirdeveryyear,soitisaveryfast-growingmarket,”saidSueFlock,aspecialistinthislineofbusiness.第61题:WhichofthefollowingstatementsistruetothefactaboutmostorganicproducesoldinBritain?A.ItgrowsindoorsallyearroundB.ItisproducedoutsideBritainC.ItisgrownonfamilyfarmsD.Itisproducedonlargefarms.Key:B(2)Foot-racingisapopularactivityintheUnitedStates.Itisnotonlyseenasacompetitivesport,butalsoasawaytoexercise,andtodonatemoneytoagoodcause.Thoughseriousrunnersmayspendmonthstrainingtocompete,otherrunnersandwalkersmightnottrainatall.Thosenotcompetingtowinmightruninanefforttobeattheirowntime,orsimplytoenjoythefunandexercise.Peopleofallages,fromthoselessthanoneyearoldtothoseintheir80s,enterintothissport.Theracesareheldoncitystreets,oncollegecampuses,throughparks,andsuburbanareas,andcommonly5to10kilometersinlength.Thelargestfootraceintheworldisthe12-kilometerBaytoBreakersracethatisheldinSanFranciscoeveryspring.ThisracebeginsontheeastsideofthecitynearSanFranciscoBayandendsonthewestsideatPacificOcean.In1993therewere80,000peoplerunninginthisracethroughthestreetsandhillsofSanFrancisco.Inthefrontaretheseriousrunnerswhocompetetowin,andwhomightfinishinaslittleas34minutes.B