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1高三阅读理解专项（一）2012辽宁CIfConfucius（孔子）werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake,therewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialday,fewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.Inthepasttwodecades,theChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludeChineseart,historyandphilosophy（哲学）.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStates,atthesametime,areracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethanever,anditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.Asfortheoldthinker,hewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWest,evenifhisbirthdayis.64.Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto________（推理判断）A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB.attractthereaders’interestinthesubject2C.showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations65.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents_____（推理判断题）A.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseB.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC.trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsD.fightforachancetolearnChinese66.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?(主旨大意题)A.ForgottenWisdominAmericaB.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC.ChineseCultureforWesternersD.OldThinkerwithaBigFuture67.Thepassageislikelytoappearin___________.（推理判断题）A.abiographyB.ahistorypaperC.anewspaperD.aphilosophytextbookDInsidethepleasinglyfragrantcafe,SoAllMayEat(SAME)indowntownDenver,thespiritofgenerosity(慷慨)isinstantlynoticeable:Adonationboxstandsinplaceofacashregister.Customersherepayonlywhattheycanafford,noquestionsasked.Ariskybusinessplan,perhaps,butSAMECaféhasdoneoneunchangeablethingintheMileHighCityforsixyears:Openonlyatmidday,therestaurantprovidespoorlocalpeoplewithhealthy,deliciouslunchessixdaysaweek.Thoseunabletopayfortheirmealscaninsteadvolunteeraswaitersandwaitresses,anddishwashers,orlookafterthebuildingsandequipmentforthecafe.“It’sbasedontrust,andit’sworkingallright”,saysco-ownerBradBirky,whostartedthecaféin2006.WithhiswifeLibby.Previouslyvolunteeringatsoupkitchens,theBirkysweredissatisfiedwiththeoftenunhealthymealstheyservedthere.“Wewantedtoofferqualityfoodinarestaurantwhereeveryonefeltcomfortable,regardlessoftheircircumstances,”Birkysays.SAME’sspeciallunchmenuchangesdailyandmostfoodmaterialsarenaturalandgrownbylocalfarmers.Thecafénowaverages65to70customers(andeightvolunteers)aday.Andthespiritofgenerositybehindtheprojectappearstobespreading.Inearly2007,onevolunteerwhohadclearedsnowforhismealsduringthelongwintersaidgoodbyetotheBirkys,”HesaidhewasgoingtoNewOrleanstohelpwiththehurricanecleanup,”saysBirky.368.WhatcanwelearnaboutthesoupkitchenstheBirkyspreviouslyworkedfor?（细节题）A.Theyrefusedtohavevolunteers.B.Theyofferedlowqualityfood.C.Theyprovidedcustomerswithagoodenvironment.D.Theycloseddownbecauseofpoormanagement.69.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?（细节题）A.Thecustomerswhocannotpaycanworkasvolunteersinstead.B.MorevolunteerswillgotonewOrleansforthehurricanecleanup.C.Manynewcafeswillbeopenedtoofferfreelunchesinthetown.D.Thelunchmenuhasremainedthesamesincethecaféwasstarted.70.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsrunningsuchacaféis_______（推理判断题）A.unfavorableB.approvingC.doubtfulD.cautious2010陕西DStopSpam!WhenIfirstgotanemailaccounttenyearsago,Ireceivedcommunicationsonlyfromfamily,friends,andcolleagues.NowitseemsthateverytimeIcheckmye-mail,Ihaveanendlessseriesofadvertisementandothercorrespondencethatdonotinteresttheatall.Ifwewante-mailtocontinuetobeuseful,weneedspeciallawsthatmakespamming(发送垃圾邮件)acrime.Iflawmakersdonotdosomethingsoontoprohibitspam,theproblemwillcertainlygetmuchworse.Computerprogramsallowspammerstospendhundredsofmillionsofe-mailsalmostinstantly.Asmoreandmoreadvertisersturntospamtoselltheirproducts,individual（个人的）e-mailboxesareoftenfloodedwithspame-mails.Wouldpeoplecontinuetousee-mailiftheyhadtodealwithanannoyingamountofspameachtime?Thisproblemistroublingforindividualsandcompaniesaswell.Manyspamemailscontaincomputervirusesthatcanshutdowntheentirenetworkofacompany.Companiesrelyone-mailonfortheiremployeestocommunicatewitheachother.Spamfrequentlycausesfailuresintheirlocalcommunicationsnetworks,andtheiremployeesarethusunabletocommunicateeffectively.Suchasituationresultsinalossofproductivityandrequirescompaniestorepeatedlyrepairtheirne